Telangana: Mystery looms over pregnant girl's death

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old girl died under suspicious circumstances in Vikarabad district after consuming pesticide on Saturday. The unmarried girl was seven months pregnant. While the family members claimed that the girl committed suicide, villagers alleged that her brother and sister-in-law could have killed her over a property dispute. The police has filed a case under Section 174 of the CrPC and is waiting for the post-mortem report.

K. Lakshmi was staying with her elder brother Narsimhulu’s family in Macharam village in Parigi mandal. For the past few days, she had been complaining of severe stomach pain. On Friday, her brother and sister-in-law took her to a private  hospital in Parigi town, where doctors diagnosed that she was in her seventh-month of pregnancy. 

After they returned home, her brother scolded her and asked her about the person who was responsible for her pregnancy. When she declined  to reveal the name, he attacked her.A couple of hours later, she consumed pesticide and collapsed in the house. She was rushed to a hospital, where she breathed her last.

“She had the habit of eating mud in the childhood and was treated for it. We thought the pain is due to that. We never noticed any changes in her body,” said a family member. The police found that the girl was mentally unsound and had consumed poison on her own. “Based on the autopsy report, the investigation will proceed,” said Parigi police officials.