An 11-year-old boy was found dead inside neighbour’s house in Central Delhi on May 11, the police said on Monday.
While family alleged murder, the police suspect it is a case of suicide. DCP (Central) Mandeep Randhawa said the victim did not return home from school when his mother started looking for him. Later, the neighbour informed her that the victim has fallen ill. On reaching the neighbour’s house, she found him dead The boy’s friend said the victim hanged himself while playing, the police said.
“His post-mortem report is awaited. The sequence of events is unclear,” Mr. Randhawa said.
Suicide prevention helpline: Sanjivini, Society for Mental Health, Telephone: 011-4076 9002, Monday-Saturday, 10 am -7.30 pm