A 17-year old girl allegedly committed suicide by setting herself ablaze in Rishi Nagar under Habibganj police station area on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Manju. She allegedly set herself ablaze and the locals and family rushed her to a nearby hospital where she died during treatment.
Police said that the Manju sustained 80 percent burns.
Meanwhile, family claimed that the deceased sustained burns during cooking, however, the locals claimed that Manju did not raise any alarm for help during the incident which raised suspicion that the family was not willing to shed information on the reason of committing suicide.
Victim's parents were on work and her younger brother who was playing outside the house has not reported any information regarding alarm raised by victim.
The reason of the death could be revealed in the investigation. The post mortem report is awaited, a police officer said. After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem report.
A case under Section 174 of the CrPC has been registered and further investigation has been started.
In another suicide case, a 16-year-old girl allegedly ended her life by hanging with the ceiling at Sai Baba Nagar under Habibganj police station area during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
Prerna alias Pinki was found hanging by her father at around 3 am on Thursday and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead. The deceased was suffering from illness for the past few months and was frustrated from her prolonged illness which was seen at the reason behind the suicide by the police.