BENGALURU: A 12-year-old girl in Attur Layout, near Yelahanka New Town, on Monday evening took her life by consuming poison after allegedly being harassed by her dance teacher.
The deceased has been identified as Chandana, daughter of Kumar and Jyothi. She was studying in sixth standard in a private school.
The parents alleged that Satish (28), one of the dance masters in the school was harassing her for not attending classes regularly, upset over which she committed suicide. Chandana relatives thrashed Satish and he was rushed to a private hospital by locals.
A senior police officer said that the incident took place on Monday evening when she was at the Badrinath Dance School attending her dance classes. She had brought poison in her bag and consumed it. The other students who noticed it alerted the trainers in the school and she was rushed to a private hospital where she succumbed. The hospital staff informed the police about the incident.
The police are yet to ascertain the reason behind her suicide.