India, March 2 -- An 18-year-old girl in Odisha's Kendrapara died allegedly by suicide after she was frisked by a male teacher before she entered the examination hall.

The girl's mother lodged a police complaint on Saturday alleging her a male teacher frisked her daughter "inappropriately" on February 19 as she appeared for the ongoing exams conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE).

Pattamundai inspector-in-charge Dheeraj Lenka told PTI that she was frisked by men instead of female teachers, which is against the guidelines of the education board.

The victim was a student of Class 12. She died by suicide on February 24. The complainant said she was upset over the harassment.

"Upset over the harassment, the class 12...