The Allahabad High Court has held that if there is no other factor, just refusal to marry does not come within the purview of abetment to suicide, therefore it will not be called an offence under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Nimisha (17), who joined the college at Pasumamla village a few months ago, was found hanging by her roommates, who informed the hostel warden and college authorities.
The deceased Chintala Sumanth (24) of Brahmanapalli and Maragani Aishwarya (22) of Rapalli in Bonakal mandal were said to have left their homes on the Oct 31 night.
Hours after her father was summoned by the school teacher and informed that his daughter, Anjali Sahu, had developed an addiction to gutka, the student took her own life by hanging herself.
The family members of Marri Pravallika demanded the police initiate strict action against Shivaram Rathod, who alleged cheated her on the pretext of marriage.
An 18-year-old class XII student committed suicide by hanging herself allegedly after being reprimanded by her mother for watching TV, police said on Monday.