Khunti, Sep 30 (PTI) A 32-year-old BSF jawan, who was arrested on the charge of attempting to rape a minor in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, allegedly died by suicide inside a police station on Tuesday, police said.

Khunti SP Manish Toppo told PTI that the jawan, a native of Meral village under the Murhu police station limits, allegedly attempted to rape a 14-year-old girl of Mahil village in an inebriated condition.

“When the girl raised an alarm, he escaped,” Toppo said.

It is alleged that he was beaten and tied to a tree by family members of the girl and locals before being handed over to the police.

“In the morning, the accused asked a constable at Murhu police station that he wanted to go to the toilet, but when he did not come out for a long time, he opened the door to find him han

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