Mumbai: A 16-year-old girl attempted suicide by consuming poison, unable to cope with frequent eve teasing she was facing at the hands of a group of boys near her home.
The victim, identified as Veena was a first year student at a Pre University college in VV Puram. On Wednesday evening she had gone to pick her brother up from school, when she was followed and accosted by a group of young hooligans (names withheld) from the area.
The boys chased her in an autorickshaw and cornered her in a narrow alley. One of the main accused produced a mangalsutra and attempted to force her to wear it. Veena managed to escape from the spot and on returning home, she locked herself in her room. Her mother Indira told the police that she heard her daughter crying and tried to find out what had happened, but Veena wouldn't open the door and said she was too ashamed to tell her.
She was rushed to Apollo hospital, where her father Madhusoodhan works. Veena was later shifted to Vani Vilas hospital for further treatment and is now out of danger.
Based on the complaint, the Hulimavu police have taken up a complaint and are on the lookout for the accused.
"We have got definite clues about the accused and they'll be nabbed soon," a police official said.
"This sort of incident should not happen to anyone else and the police should act and ensure girls can move around fearlessly," Kumar said.
The victim, identified as Veena was a first year student at a Pre University college in VV Puram. On Wednesday evening she had gone to pick her brother up from school, when she was followed and accosted by a group of young hooligans (names withheld) from the area.
The boys chased her in an autorickshaw and cornered her in a narrow alley. One of the main accused produced a mangalsutra and attempted to force her to wear it. Veena managed to escape from the spot and on returning home, she locked herself in her room. Her mother Indira told the police that she heard her daughter crying and tried to find out what had happened, but Veena wouldn't open the door and said she was too ashamed to tell her.
She was rushed to Apollo hospital, where her father Madhusoodhan works. Veena was later shifted to Vani Vilas hospital for further treatment and is now out of danger.
Advertisement
Based on the complaint, the Hulimavu police have taken up a complaint and are on the lookout for the accused.
"We have got definite clues about the accused and they'll be nabbed soon," a police official said.
Advertisement
"This sort of incident should not happen to anyone else and the police should act and ensure girls can move around fearlessly," Kumar said.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Hardik Pandya's 1st Public Appearance Post Captaincy Snub, Parting Ways With Natasa Stankovic Kerala Health Minister Convenes High-Level Meet Over Suspected Nipah Virus Woman Dies As Portion Of Mumbai Building Collapses After Heavy Rain Israeli Jets Strike Yemen Rebels After Deadly Attack On Tel Aviv Woman On Scooter With 2 Kids Punched, Left Bleeding In Pune Road Rage Case The 'Fake' CrowdStrike Worker Who Took Credit For Biggest-Ever IT Outage At Least 39 Palestinians Killed As Israel Steps Up Gaza Bombardment Donald Trump's Former Physician Shares New Details On Gunshot Wound Israel Strikes Hezbollah Ammunition Depot In Lebanon, 4 Wounded: Report Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.