Vijayawada: A 14 year old girl residing in five storeys Lotus Legend Apartment in Kummaripalem committed suicide herself by jumping from the apartment on Sunday evening. According to the Bhavanipuram police the girl committed suicide due to sexual harassment of

TDP leader and 37^th ward Corporator candidate Vinod Jain, who is residing in the same apartment. Police registered a case based on a complaint by the girl’s family. Jain has been charged under IPC 306 (abetment of suicide) and relevant sections of the POCSO Act.

Bhavanipuram police arrested the accused Vinod Jain on Sunday for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 14year old girl. According to the police sources, as per the seized suicide note, the police said he allegedly sexually harassed her for two months. Police said a note found in the girl’s schoolbag accused Jain of harassing her while using the elevator or playing in the cellar. I did not tell you in the first place because I am so ashamed of this thing, she wrote in the letter. If this is another problem in my life, I would not try to kill myself. But this matter is one I could not even handle.

The thing is Vinod Jain (G-43). He is the one behind this. He is sexually harassing me for the past two months. He kept on touching me inappropriate manner, the death note revealed. Vijayawada ACP West K Hanumantha Rao said soon after the suicide note was found we took the accused and his family members into custody and sealed his house.

Home Minister M Sucharita said the girl’s suicide note reflected her anguish. She directed the police to thoroughly investigate the case and take action against the accused as per the law. YSRCP senior leader and State Women’s Commission Chairperson Vasireddy Padma and others visited the mortuary at Vijayawada GGH and expressed their condolences to the bereaved family members. Whoever may be the accused, the government is very serious about the incident and will ensure justice to the family by punishing the accused, she said.

YSRCP leaders led by Endowments Minister Vellampalli Srinivasa Rao, Devineni Avinash carried out a candlelight rally on Sunday evening from KR Market to Potti Sriramulu Statue and raised slogans against TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu and his party leaders.