A 16-year ld girl committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling at her Vajpayee Nagar residence under Shahjehanabad police station on Friday. The reason behind her taking this extreme step is not known yet.
According to the police Pooja Pandey was found hanging in the afternoon and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead. The parents of the deceased who work as labourers were at work and when they returned they found her hanging.
Police claimed that no suicide note was recovered and the statements of the family members are yet to be recorded. The body was handed over to the family after the post mortem on Saturday.
In the initial investigation the reason behind the suicide was not known and would be investigated. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
Deceased girl used to remain at home, the acquaintances who used to visit her and her family would be questioned, said the police.
Meanwhile, in a similiar incident an 18-year-old youth committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling at a godown in second stop area under TT Nagar police station area.
Anand Borde was found hanging on Friday and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. The deceased used to work for Kajal Band and was found hanging at godown owned by the band to keep their instruments and other goods.
The body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation. Deceased used to live at Om Nagar in Jehangirabad. The reason behind the suicide was not known.