India, Oct. 14 -- A 17-year-old girl died by suicide late on Sunday night after a man blackmailed and harassed her in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said.

The deceased minor girl's family members alleged that she was being harassed and blackmailed by a man who had been troubling her continuously. The family had lodged a case of rape and blackmailing.

The incident was reported from the Sadar Police Station area of Barmer district.

Based on the family's report, a case has been registered against the youth, and later the body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem.

Confirming the development, additional superintendent of police (ASP), Jasaram Bose, said that the minor's family alleged that the girl was distressed and tr...