A 24-year-old youth committed suicide after he was humiliated by villagers over his illicit relation with a minor girl. Though he was handed over to police and later, a settlement had been worked out where he was to marry the girl, he hung him in a tree near his village.

Bisikeshan Pradhan alias Lucky (24), son of Bansidhar Pradhan of Kumanda village under the Jagannathprasad police station was living at his uncle Dhoba Nayak’s house at Kumutighai village under Buguda police limits in Ganjam district. Lucky was running a mobile phone shop in Karachuli panchayat.

On November 9, he was beaten up by some youths inside his shop alleging him of having physical relationship with a minor girl of the village. Next day, the sarpanch along with some youths had dragged him from his uncle’s house and handed him over to the police. The police had allowed Lucky to walk free following a discussion and an undertaking signed by him in presence of the sarpanch to marry the minor girl.

However, the accused was in mental trauma after returning from the police station. On Wednesday, the minor girl’s two relatives had abused him. Following the incident, he remained missing from home. His family had searched him and finally found him hanging from a mango tree near the house.

Buguda police recovered a suicide note from his pant blaming none for his death. However, he made it clear that he had been trapped in a false case. Police initiated a probe after registering an unnatural death case based on complaint by family.