Delhi: A 17-yr-old girl’s suicide note- These people won’t let me live

The girl, who hailed from Bihar, had moved to Alipur’s Bakhtawarpur village a decade ago. Her father is a labourer, while the mother works in a local gas and chulah store.

3 min readNew DelhiMar 25, 2018 01:48 AM IST

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The girl’s family has alleged that a youth in their locality had been pressuring her to marry him, and harassing her for the past one year. (Representational Image)

A 17-year-old Class XII student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at home in Alipur on Friday morning, police said. In a purported suicide note found near the body, the girl alleged harassment by a boy in the neighbourhood. The note reads, “I have not done anything wrong but these people from Delhi will not let me live.”
The girl, who hailed from Bihar, had moved to Alipur’s Bakhtawarpur village a decade ago. Her father is a labourer, while the mother works in a local gas and chulah store.

The girl’s family has alleged that a youth in their locality had been pressuring her to marry him, and harassing her for the past one year. After her mother left for work on Saturday morning, the girl locked herself inside the house and hanged herself from the ceiling fan, police said. Later, her father found neighbours gathered around the house, following which they broke open the door and found her body. “The girl’s post-mortem was completed and the body was handed over to the family for final rites,” said a police officer.

Confirming the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Rajneesh Gupta said a case has been registered under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) and Section 12 of the POCSO Act at Alipur police station. “We have identified the accused as a 20-year-old man from the neighbourhood. Efforts are on to arrest him,” Gupta said.
Police said another trigger behind the suicide could be pressure being mounted on the family to vacate their house, where they were staying for four months. Maintaining that they had confronted the boy’s family days before the suicide, the girl’s family claimed, “The boy comes from an influential background and they had mounted pressure on our landlord to make us vacate the house.”

The landlord, however, said, “The boy’s family did not put any pressure on me. I got to know about this case today. I decided to evict them as they had not been paying the Rs 1,400 monthly rent for two months.” The accused’s mother said, “We belong to this village, we are the original residents and our grandfathers live here. They are outsiders and always create problems. No pressure was mounted on the family.”

With the doors of the girl’s house shut, the family wondered where they would stay after her last rites. “My daughter killed herself to ensure we would not be homeless,” the mother said.

Anand Mohan J

Anand Mohan J is an award-winning Senior Correspondent for The Indian Express, currently leading the bureau’s coverage of Madhya Pradesh. With a career spanning over eight years, he has established himself as a trusted voice at the intersection of law, internal security, and public policy. Based in Bhopal, Anand is widely recognized for his authoritative reporting on Maoist insurgency in Central India. In late 2025, he provided exclusive, ground-level coverage of the historic surrender of the final Maoist cadres in Madhya Pradesh, detailing the backchannel negotiations and the "vacuum of command" that led to the state being declared Maoist-free. Expertise and Reporting Beats Anand’s investigative work is characterized by a "Journalism of Courage" approach, holding institutions accountable through deep-dive analysis of several key sectors: National Security & Counter-Insurgency: He is a primary chronicler of the decline of Naxalism in the Central Indian corridor, documenting the tactical shifts of security forces and the rehabilitation of surrendered cadres. Judiciary & Legal Accountability: Drawing on over four years of experience covering Delhi’s trial courts and the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Anand deconstructs complex legal rulings. He has exposed critical institutional lapses, including custodial safety violations and the misuse of the National Security Act (NSA). Wildlife Conservation (Project Cheetah): Anand is a leading reporter on Project Cheetah at Kuno National Park. He has provided extensive coverage of the biological and administrative hurdles of rewilding Namibian and South African cheetahs, as well as high-profile cases of wildlife trafficking. Public Health & Social Safety: His recent investigative work has uncovered systemic negligence in public services, such as contaminated blood transfusions causing HIV infections in thalassemia patients and the human cost of the fertilizer crisis affecting rural farmers. Professional Background Tenure: Joined The Indian Express in 2017. Locations: Transitioned from the high-pressure Delhi City beat (covering courts, police, and labor issues) to his current role as a regional lead in Madhya Pradesh. Notable Investigations: * Exposed the "digital arrest" scams targeting entrepreneurs. Investigated the Bandhavgarh elephant deaths and the impact of kodo millet fungus on local wildlife. Documented the transition of power and welfare schemes (like Ladli Behna) in Madhya Pradesh governance. Digital & Professional Presence Author Profile: Anand Mohan J at Indian Express Twitter handle: @mohanreports ... Read More

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