A case of death under suspicious circumstances of a 13-year-old girl, a class 9 student, was reported in Gandhi Nagar; girl fainted and later declared dead when taken to hospital, marks of rope around neck raised suspicion over death.
The family took her to the hospital and claimed that she suddenly fainted and in the investigation police found that doctors revealed that there were marks of rope on the neck of the girl.
The incident was reported on Wednesday night, the body was handed over to the relatives after post mortem on Thursday.
SI Prabha Sharma told that Sonia Govinani (13) lived in Shivaji Ward Gandhi Nagar. She was studying in class 9 in a private school and was the only daughter of the family. Her father told the police that the girl had become unconscious at home on Wednesday night and was taken to the hospital.
After checking, the doctors in the hospital declared her dead.
Police said that the hospital informed that marks of rope were found on the girl's neck. Due to which the matter looks suspicious. The exact cause of death is expected to be revealed only after the postmortem report is received.
The deceased's father Narayan told that he works in a plywood shop in MP Nagar. The girl had fallen while playing, after which she became unconscious. There is no information as to how the marks of rope appeared on his neck. She was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state where the doctors declared her dead.
Meanwhile a 35-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging with the ceiling at Kamla Nagar on Thursday morning. Police have not found any suicide note from the spot and have started further investigation.
The woman Komal Badole was suffering from mental illness. She was also undergoing treatment.
Her husband is posted in the office of Sales Tax Department who told the police that his wife was undergoing treatment at a psychiatrist. On Wednesday night she slept after having dinner. After getting up from the room at midnight, she went to the room located on the ground floor and committed suicide.