A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at her home in Maharashtra's Thane district after her family opposed her relationship with a male cousin, police said on Thursday.

An official from Tilak Nagar police station said the incident took place on Tuesday at Khambalpada in the Dombivli area, reported news agency PTI. 

The official said the girl had informed her family about falling in love with her maternal uncle's 25-year-old son, who lives in the Ulhasnagar area of Thane.