Gorakhpur, March 29 -- In a dramatic incident, a 15-year-old girl climbed a 200-foot-high water tank, demanding that her family allow her to marry her boyfriend, officials said on Saturday.
The incident took place in the Jhangha police station area on Friday, creating panic among locals.
The girl, shouting from the top of the tank, threatened to jump if her demand was not met. Hundreds of villagers gathered at the scene as the situation escalated.
According to reports, the girl left her home around 2 PM and climbed the nearby water tank. Despite repeated attempts by her family and villagers to persuade her, she refused to come down and repeatedly moved toward the edge, intensifying fears.
Police were alerted and reached the spot, but in...