BETTIAH, Feb. 8 -- In a horrible incident, a minor girl was allegedly assaulted by villagers brutally, who barged into her house in her parents' absence, allegedly tied her to a pole and thrashed mercilessly over allegations of having an affair with a boy who was also brought by them to the girl's house.

The girls, according her parents, was found hanging from the ceiling fan when they returned. They alleged that the attackers did it as the girl must have died die to beating. The police confirmed the incident recovered from her house at Rakhai village under Sikarpur police station area of West Champaran on Friday evening.

The incident took place on February 5.

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