An FIR was launched for abatement of suicide and child marriage against both the teenager's and the widow's family who were subsequently arrested. (Representational Image)

New Delhi: An 18-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide, a day after his sister was allegedly molested by a few men, in Delhi's Samaypur Badli area, police said on Monday.

According to the police, they received information on December 7 that Deepak's body was found hanging in his house. No suicide note was found from the spot, they said.

Later, Deepak's mother told the police that he had a scuffle with a few people from their locality who had accused him of theft on the previous day, a police officer said.

The same people had also tried to molest Deepak's sister the same day, but the matter was not reported to the police then, the officer said.

A case has been registered and police are investigating the matter.

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