A teenage girl, along with her friend, attempted suicide after she was allegedly raped by the latter's relative near Bodeli in Gujarat's Chhota Udepur district, over 200 kilometres from here, police said Monday. Police said that the 17-year-old girl and her friend tried to end their lives on Thursday by consuming pesticide.

The victim has told Bodeli police that two persons, identified as Sajanbhai Naika and Rohit Naika, approached her and her friend while they were on their way to school last Thursday and persuaded the two girls to accompany them to a temple nearby, an official said.