19-year-old girl found hanging at home

Attingal: In a suspected case of suicide, a 19-year-old girl was found hanging at her residence under Venjarammoodu police station limits on Friday. Gadha J S, daughter of Sugathan S of Krishnagadha at Kavara near Venjaramoodu, is the deceased. She was a second year BSc student of Government College, Attingal.
Police have registered a case of unnatural death under the section 174 CrPC.
According to an officer, she was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her bedroom. “The incident came to light around 6.30pm. The victim was alone at home. Her father Sugathan, an assistant professor at Cooperative Training College at Kuravankonam, reached home after work and knocked the main door several times. He immediately alerted neighbours, who rushed to the spot and broke open the door only to find her dead,” said an officer, adding that no suicide note was found.
“According to family members, Gadha had been very close to her mother Jaya who died in 2017. She has been in a depressed state of mind ever since. Her younger sister Krishna is in Class X and she used to reach home late after tuitions,” he said.