Meerut, Feb. 21 -- A 14-year-old Dalit girl allegedly died by suicide on February 18 in Uttar Pradesh after her 25-year-old molester was released on bail and then threatened to kill her.

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered under Section 108 (abetment of suicide) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3(2)(v) (uses words, acts or gestures of a sexual nature towards SC/ST woman) of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The accused, Lavlesh Kumar, was sent to jail on Friday, February 20.

The young girl took her own life while her parents were away. Upon returning to their home in Lakhimpur Kheri, near Meerut, they discovered her body hanging from the roof.

On January 10, the minor had gone to a ...