Teen commits suicide after being accused of stealing phone
A 17-year-old girl committed suicide after Bengal's Khap Panchayat accused her of stealing a cellphone in Jalpaiguri district and was called a 'cellphone thief', reports said. The victim was allegedly thrashed and verbally abused, and the Panchayat members threatened her of "dire consequences". It is alleged that the victim was unable to bear the insult and hanged herself to death.