MANDYA: The father of a minor girl commited suicide after his daughter ran away with her lover at Bachahalli village of KR Pet taluk on Wednesday.
The deceased father is identified as Ravi (47). The lovers had run away from the village five days ago, and the parents had filed a missing person’s complaint at the KR Pet police station. It is alleged that the police did not take action to trace them. Upset by this, the father of the girl commited suicide.
The relatives stagged a protest in front of KR Pet police station with the body. The family alleged that the police were negligent in tracing the lovers. The relatives demanded that the police take necessary action to trace the duo.