[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A girl did away with himself in India after her parents turned down her request to build a toilet in their house, it has been reported.The incident took place in Jharkhand's Dumka district with reports suggesting the parents of the 17-year-old girl were looking to save money for her marriage.
Police officials have said the girl was found hanging from the ceiling of her room by family members.
The victim has been identified as Khushboo Kumari who was a first year BA student in AN College and was embarrassed to have to go out to the fields for daily ablutions.
India's congress leader Digvijay Singh called on nation to wake up and build toilets on priority following the incident.
"A girl in Jharkhand did away with himself as her parents refused to build toilet ! India as a Nation must wake up and build toilets on priority," Singh said through an online message posted on his Twitter account.