Scolded by Father, 19-Year-Old Girl Dies by Suicide in UP

Ballia (UP): A 19-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide in Ballia district on Sunday after being scolded by her father, police said.

The deceased, identified as Aditi Gupta, was a Class 11 student and a resident of Bara Pokhara locality under the Maniar police station limits.

According to Maniar Station House Officer (SHO) Ratnesh Dubey, Aditi’s father, Manoj Gupta, who runs a grocery shop, found her room locked from inside when he returned home around 10:30 a.m. When he forced the door open, he found her hanging by a saree and immediately informed the police.

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Police sent the body for post-mortem. "Preliminary findings suggest that Aditi took the extreme step after being scolded by her father," Dubey said.

Sources revealed that her father was reportedly upset with her for talking to a boy on the phone.

Aditi was the second among the four sisters. At the time of the incident, her mother was in Ballia with another daughter for an exam, police added.