A 19-year-old girl student of nursing committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling at her residence in ward no: 10 under Sarni police station in Betul; the deceased was pursuing nursing from a private college in the city.
According to the police, the deceased Namrata Katolkar was found hanging inside the bathroom in the morning on Sunday. The victim was a student of nursing with a private college and due to college holidays she was at home in Betul.
Investigating Officer ASI Balram Jadhav posted at Sarni police station said that the deceased was scheduled to leave for Bhopal in the morning on Sunday but she was found hanging by her mother.
The deceased was a student of Career College and used to live at college hostel. The reason could not be ascertained at the moment as statements of family members and friends of the deceased are yet to be recorded.
Police have not found any suicide note which could help in revealing the reason behind the suicide. The family members have expressed ignorance over the reason behind the death.
The deceased was scheduled to leave for Bhopal on Monday but she committed suicide on Sunday morning. Her friends and class mate at the college would be questioned regarding the reason behind the suicide.
In the initial investigation police found that when deceased’s mother was not found in the bed she went to check her in the bathroom only to found her hanging. She informed deceased’s father and later police were informed.
After the preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.