21-year-old man dies by suicide after killing teenage girl in North Tripura

According to the police, the teenager was on her way to the school when Debnath attacked her with a kitchen knife and stabbed her repeatedly, later taking his own life with the weapon.

The minor girl was taken to the Kanchanpur sub-divisional hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.

A 21-year-old man on Monday died by suicide after allegedly killing a teenage girl in North Tripura’s Kanchanpur village, officials said.

The man has been identified as Kartik Debnath, a college student. Debnath was allegedly in a romantic relationship with the 16-year-old girl, who was a secondary level student at a local school.

“We have registered a murder case. The reason of the murder is not yet known. We are investigating”, Bhanupada Chakraborty, Superintendent of Police for the North Tripura district, said.

According to the police, the teenager was on her way to the school when Debnath attacked her with a kitchen knife and stabbed her repeatedly, later taking his own life with the weapon.

The minor girl was taken to the Kanchanpur sub-divisional hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.

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