HYDERABAD: Saidabad police probing the reasons behind the death of a nine-year-old girl, who died under suspicious circumstances five days ago, on Sunday said that as per the prima facie findings of the post-mortem examination, there is no foul play and it could be a case of a playful act going wrong. Though the incident took place on Tuesday, it came to light on Sunday.
Saidabad police said that as per the complaint given by the girl’s parents, when they went out for work, the couple’s three children were at their hut along with a few more children of the same locality.
By the time the girl’s mother returned, there were locals who gathered at their hut. When she enquired, the mother was told that her elder daughter was found dead. The locals observed that there was ligature injury on her neck.
Based on a complaint lodged by her family members, a case of suspicious death was registered. “The children told police that the 9-year-old girl twice tried to arrange the loop using a skipping wire at a particular place in their hut, but later chose another location and hanged herself in front of them,” Saidabad inspector K Srinivas said.
According to the police, the deceased’s younger sister, who is 5 years old, climbed on to a stool and cut the wire using a knife and the deceased fell down. Immediately, the other children alerted their neighbours, who reached the place and saw the girl dead.
Officials said that they are suspecting that the girl might have done a playful act to threaten her brother, as he was forcing her to take him to a local temple. “As of now, we do not know the reason why she hanged herself. There is a possibility that her playful act to control her brother might have proved costly. Earlier, she threatened him that she will hang herself if he joins her at the temple,” Srinivas said. Police are awaiting the final post-mortem report.