NEDUMANGAD: A 19-year-old girl has committed suicide after constant harassment from her friends over her dark skin. The deceased has been identified as Nedumangad Kppam native SS Arathy, a second-year student of Government College, Nedumangad. Police said that they have recovered a suicide note from her room.

According to police, Arathy's inferiority complex over her complexion might have led her to suicide. She is the daughter of taxi driver Satheesh Kumar and private company employee, Sindhu.

Arathy hung herself in her bedroom while her parents were not present at the home. It was her younger sister Avani who first found her body. The body was cremated on Tuesday evening after post mortem.