Mangalore : Death of lover, leads a 16-year-old girl to commit suicide by hanging to the roof of her house at Neermarga on August 31, Sunday.

The deceased girl has been identified as Akshatha, daughter of Umesh and Kamala, a resident of Neermarga.

It is learnt that Akshatha, a 1st year PU student of Canara College was in love with a boy named Akash, who had committed suicide few days ago.

Akshatha who could not bear the death of Akash, decided to end her life and hence she tied a nylon rope to a hook on the roof and hanged herself.

A case has been registered at Kankanady police station.