AMRITSAR: A 17-year-old Indian girl who was gang-raped committed suicide after police pressured her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, police and a relative said on Thursday.

One police officer has been sacked and another suspended over their conduct after the assault during the festival of Diwali on Nov 13 in the Patiala region in the Punjab, according to officials.

The teenager was found dead on Wednesday night after swallowing poison.—AFP