An 18-year-old girl allegedly ended her life after the owner of a beauty parlour where she worked attempted to rape her, said police.

The incident happened within the Meerpet police station limits of Rangareddy district, they added.

Following the incident, a case was registered and subsequently, the accused was arrested.

According to the police, the deceased has been working in a beauty parlour for the past six months. On Monday around 3 PM, the beauty parlour owner named Murali attempted to rape the victim but got resistance from the victim.