Srinagar, Aug 14 (UNI) A 24-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging self in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Saturday.
Official sources said that panic gripped village Hib Dangerpora when a girl (name withheld) was found hanging from the ceiling of her room by her family members.
“The family immediately informed the police,” they said, adding a team was rushed to the area and the body was taken away.
They said it was not immediately clear why she took this extreme step, adding police has registered a case and initiated investigation to ascertain the circumstance which forced her to end her life.
“The girl was working in National Health Mission (NHM) and was posted at Sub District Hospital Sopore,” they added.
After completing all the legal and medical formalities, the body of the deceased was handed over to her relatives for last rites.
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