A community panchayat at Lacheda village in the district today asked villagers to boycott the families of two youths who allegedly sexually harassed a 14-year-old Dalit girl, forcing her to commit suicide.
A member of the community panchayat said the families of Mohan Kumar and Sonu Singh, who have been arrested for sexually harassing the girl and abetting her suicide, will be boycotted.
The two youths had on Friday allegedly molested the girl when she had gone to the fields. Hearing her cries, the villagers rushed to help her and nabbed the two youths who were handed over to the police.
The victim yesterday committed suicide by setting herself ablaze. She died on spot.
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