Cuttack: A minor girl attempted suicide Sunday after she was forced by the family for marriage. When she resisted, family members locked the girl in a room and assaulted her, leading her to attempt suicide by hanging, police said.
The incident occurred in Nischintakoili area of Cuttack district. According to locals, the family had selected a boy for her marriage, but she rejected the proposal by saying she wanted to continue with her studies. “Her family members then assaulted her mercilessly, kept her locked in a room and inflicted mental and physical torture on her. The girl tried to hang herself,” locals said.
The girl was rescued by locals who rushed her to the Nischintakoili government hospital. She was later shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack as her condition deteriorated.