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<p>Petla Narasimhulu holds a portrait of his 18-year-old daughter Petla Lalitha at their home in Godhumaguda village of Vikarabad district, about 43 miles from Hyderabad, India. Lalitha, pressured until she handed over her last 150 rupees ($3), meant for a school examination fee, drank pesticide while leaving a suicide note reading: "Work hard and earn money. Do not take loans."</p>

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