Minor found dead in minister's house

PANSKURA (EAST MIDNAPORE): A 14-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at the residence of state water resources minister Soumen Mahapatra on Tuesday afternoon.
The girl, identified as Mithu, was believed to have been employed as a maid by the Mahapatra family. She was found hanging in a room of the house at Surananka in Panskura Municipality's Ward No.10 around 2 pm, sources said.
While Mahapatra was in Nadia, his wife, son and daughter were at home, sources said. Some of them said Mithu had been spotted at the local market in the morning, accompanying the minister's daughter, who is about the same age. Mahapatra's son is a first-year student at Haldia Medical College.
While foul play wasn't ruled out, questions were being raised as to why a public representative and minister appointed a minor as a servant.
The girl apparently hailed from Bhagabanpur in East Midnapore.