Girl attempts suicide over harassment in Andhra's Palapadu village
GUNTUR: A teenage girl allegedly tried to attempt suicide after being harassed by a village volunteer in Palapadu village of Palnadu district on Tuesday.
The volunteer Y Srikanth, was acquainted with the elder sister of the girl. After the elder sister was shifted to another town for studies, Srikanth pressured her younger sister, who was studying in a local school to provide her phone number.
Fearing that her parents might force her to quit school, she consumed poison. She was rushed to a hospital. The officials informed that the health condition of the girl is stable.
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