A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at her home in Maharashtra's Thane district after her family opposed her relationship with a male cousin. The incident took place at Khambalpada in the Dombivli area on Tuesday, and an official from the Tilak Nagar police station told the news agency PTI.
The official said the girl had informed her family about being in love with her maternal uncle's 25-year-old son, who lives in the Ulhasnagar area of Thane. Her parents strongly disapproved of the relationship. They tried to explain things to her, but in vain, he said.
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On Tuesday afternoon, the girl allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling of her house. The family members later rushed the teenager to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead. The body was subsequently sent to a government hospital for postmortem. The police have registered a case of accidental death.
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