A 17-year-old female cricketer associated with the BCCI Under-19 women’s cricket team has allegedly committed suicide in India’s Telangana state, over harassment by two suspects.
According to Indian media reports, the player, identified as Nandini, was found dead at her grandmother’s house in Vikarabad district.
Following the incident, family members and relatives staged a protest, holding two young men responsible and demanding their immediate arrest.
Nandini’s family alleged that two youths, identified as Anil and Krishna, had harassed her. They claimed that Anil had been following and troubling her in the name of love over the past few days, while Krishna was accused of assisting him.
Police have launched an investigation into the alleged harassment and taken Nandini’s mobile phone into custody for forensic examination.
The family and relatives have demanded the immediate arrest of both named suspects and strict legal action against them.
After completing the post-mortem examination, police handed over Nandini’s body to her family. A case of suspicious death has also been registered following a complaint filed by her father.
