India, July 1 -- Sangli City Police on Tuesday registered a case of abetment of suicide against two people after a 19-year-old man died by suicide following an alleged demand that he convert his religion as a condition for marriage.

Police on Monday night booked Sahil Bagwan of Sangli and a minor girl from Kolhapur in connection with the case.

In the latest development, Bagwan was arrested on Tuesday.

According to police, the 19-year-old, a resident of Khanbhag in Sangli, died by suicide at his home on June 25 between 10.30 am and noon. He worked in Pune and frequently visited his family in Sangli.

Investigators said he had become acquainted with the minor girl, who used to visit an elderly woman living near his neighbourhood. The two...