Bengal teenager commits suicide after tiff with boyfriend
Kolkata, June 11: A teenaged girl in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas committed suicide district early on Monday, allegedly after an altercation with her boyfriend on social media, police said.
"The body of Mousumi Mistri, a class 12 student, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her room in South 24 Parganas' Sonarpur on Monday morning. The body has been sent for autopsy," said an officer from Sonarpur police station said.
According to the family members, the girl committed suicide after she had a fight with her boyfriend over chat and threatened that she would kill herself.
"She went out on Sunday afternoon but came back home upset. The lights were on in her room till 1.30 a.m. We don't know when she committed suicide," said a relative.
"She had chatted with her boyfriend on social media last night where they clearly had an argument over something. She even wrote about committing suicide. Maybe the boy did not know something like this will really happen," he said.
Police said they have detained the boy for allegedly abetting suicide.
"We have recovered a snapshot from the girl's phone. Things would be clear after investigation," police added.
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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
