Magura, July 27 -- A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by taking poison after being stalked by a youth at Horishkhali village in Shalikha upazila here on Saturday morning.

The deceased was identified as Mita Begum, 15, a ninth grader of Gobra Panchapalli High School.

Tarikul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Shalikha Police Station, being informed by family members police recovered the body of Mita who swallowed poison in the morning.

Quoting locals and family members, he said Sunny, a youth of the same village, used to stalk Mita on her way to school and recently threatened to abduct her as she refused to accept his proposal for developing love affair, the OC added.

A case was filed.

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