Puttur: A 17-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging at her grandmother’s place at Hosamajalu, Uppinangady, on Tuesday.

Shabda (17) is the deceased girl. She was a student of Government College, Uppinangady.

She was found hanging to the roof of the toilet.

It is alleged that the harassment from a person of other religion was the motive behind this extreme step, but the exact reason behind the incident is yet to be discovered.

Uppinangady police arrived at the spot and sent the body for post-mortem.

A case has been registered in Uppinangady police.