Karnataka: Girl teased on way to college commits suicide, Chitradurga police to step up vigil

CHITRADURGA: Chitradurga police have decided to step up vigil in and around schools and colleges to crack down on teasers in all taluks of the district after a girl allegedly committed suicide following teasing and harassment by some youths.
According to police sources, a first-year PUC student at the Government Jr College in Hosadurga, was harassed by some youths in her village.She was teased and harassed while she was on her way to college and on her way back home.
Unable to bear this harassment, she hanged herself on Sunday.
The girl’s parents and villagers protested till Monday night seeking action against the youths. They withdrew their protest after the police assured them of arresting all four youths.
“When she was first teased, village heads solved the issue with the girl’s parents and youths’ parents a few months back, but youths did not mend their ways and continued to harass the girl, which finally drove her to end her life,” the police said.
Chitradurga Superintendent of Police G Radhika told TOI: “Our initial reports suggested that the girl faced harassment by eve-teasers. But we are investigating this case to find out the exact reason for her death.”
SP Radhika added that whenever girls were teased, they should immediately approach police, rather than going for settling the matter with the other side. She said: “We have now kept a strict vigil on all schools and colleges in each taluk by increasing police patrolling. We have also asked schools and colleges for help to get information of teasers who are harassing their students.”
She added that the police had started “educating people about 112 emergency services by visiting each village. Besides, our women police squad, Obbavva, will be deputed at schools and colleges to curb eve-teasers.”
She said a hunt is on to nab the four teasers. “We will soon arrest them,” she said.