Puri, Feb 19: A shameful incident has come to the fore with a minor girl committing suicide after being allegedly sexually abused by her father at Matiapada village under Shimili gram panchayat in the Konark area in Puri district last night. 

The ghastly matter came to the fore after the girls' mother complained to the Konark police in this regard.  

According to the complaint, The girl's father had committed the shameful act on his eldest daughter.  Though the minor girl had told her mother about his father's bad look at her, the mother advised the girl to keep the matter secret so that the family's dignity would not be destroyed. The mother also warned her husband against his nonacceptable attitude towards their daughter. 

However, The father sexually assaulted his daughter this morning while his wife went to work in another's house. Following this, the minor girl committed suicide. She was declared dead at the Gop hospital. 

Acting on the complaint of the girl's mother, the Konark police reached the spot and sent the body to the District Headquarters Hospital, Puri for postmortem. 

The police have reportedly found a suicide note. 

"We have started an investigation. The body has been sent for postmortem. On receipt  of the report, necessary action would be taken against the culprit as per law," said Puri SP Pinak Mishra. 

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