Amravati (Maharashtra), September 12: Another dreadful incident has come to light from Daryapur in Maharashtra’s Amravati, where a seventeen-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself on Saturday. After her demise, it was ascertained that she was seven months pregnant as a result of her being subjected to regular sexual assaults by the accused.

She took the extreme step to insulate her family from being shamed. The rape survivor committed suicide by hanging herself at her own home when others in the family were not around.

The 24-year-old accused has been arrested and sent on remand till September 15. Police meanwhile have registered a case under relevant sections against the accused of abetting the suicide of the minor girl and raping her.

As per Dilip Patil, Police Sub-Inspector at Yevda thana, the complaint against the man was registered yesterday for repeatedly raping the minor and impregnating her.