The girl was allegedly raped by two men. (Representational)
A 15-year-old girl hanged herself at home in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor on Tuesday, a day after she was allegedly raped by two men, the police said.
The girl's mother alleged that she was raped on Monday. She told her sister about the incident on Tuesday morning and then hanged herself.
Station House Officer Ashutosh Kumar said the girl's body has been sent for post-mortem and the matter is being investigated.
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