The woman's family in a complaint alleged that a man aged around 22, from the same village was harassing her "mentally and physically" in the name of love, the police official said

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A 21-year-old woman on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide at her house in Suryapet district due to 'harassment' by a youngster, who pestered her to love him, police said. The incident happened in Kukadam village, where the woman consumed some poisonous substance and collapsed, they said. She was admitted to a hospital where she died without responding to treatment, they added.

The woman's family in a complaint alleged that a man aged around 22, from the same village was harassing her "mentally and physically" in the name of love, the police official said. Based on a complaint by her family members the police have registered a case under IPC section 306 (Abetment of suicide) and took up further investigation, the SI said adding no one has been arrested so far.

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