Raped minor ends life

Dharwad: A minor girl who was allegedly raped has ended her life. The incident which occurred at Bogur village in Dharwad taluk on July 30 has come to light late.
The girl was a class eight student. When she was going to a place of worship, a man allegedly dragged her into a nearby field and raped her. Struck by fear she informed her mother and then ended her life by consuming pesticide, police said. The accused is Baseer Mabusab Gadadanavar of Singanahalli village.
Soon after she drank pesticide, she was taken to a hospital in Kittur and then to the district civil hospital in Dharwad. She did not to treatment and succumbed, police said, who have launched a manhunt for the accused.