14-year-old dies by suicide; father arrested for sexually abusing her

Kailash Barve, senior police inspector of Waliv police station, said that the police were looking for the motive behind the girl’s drastic step. However, since the parents were in shock their statements could not be recorded immediately after the incident.

Mumbai: The police arrested a man on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting his teenage daughter, who died by suicide two days ago. The police learnt about the crime from the suicide note that the girl had left behind.

The letter mentioned that she had decided to die by suicide because she was frustrated with her father sexually abusing her repeatedly, he said, adding, “The girl also wrote that her mother was aware of the crime, but she did not say anything. The girl had requested the police to arrest her father but let her mother go as she had two of her siblings to take care of.” (Image for representation)

As per the police, the teenager who stayed with her parents and two siblings in Waliv, Vasai East, hanged herself on Wednesday. The girl’s mother had gone to the market and on returning home found the girl hanging from the ceiling of their house.

Kailash Barve, senior police inspector of Waliv police station, said that the police were looking for the motive behind the girl’s drastic step. However, since the parents were in shock their statements could not be recorded immediately after the incident.

“On Wednesday, we found a suicide note that the girl had written in one of her notebooks, which was in their neighbour’s house. The girl’s friend gave us the note,” added Barve.

The letter mentioned that she had decided to die by suicide because she was frustrated with her father sexually abusing her repeatedly, he said, adding, “The girl also wrote that her mother was aware of the crime, but she did not say anything. The girl had requested the police to arrest her father but let her mother go as she had two of her siblings to take care of.”

“We have arrested the father of the girl on Thursday for abetment to suicide and sexually abusing a minor under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and that of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012,” added Barve.