Jharkhand: Class X student hangs self in hostel room

GUMLA: A class X student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Gumla’s Masariya died by suicide in her hostel room on Tuesday evening.
Ghaghra police station in-charge Amit Chaudhary said prima facie, it seemed to be a case of suicide but investigation was underway.
Her stepmother, who resides in the suburbs of Gumla town, said the girl (14) seemed normal when they last spoke over phone around 4pm on Tuesday. “She demanded a doll for her birthday, which was on October 5,” she added.
The school management told police that she went to her room after the daily evening roll call, while others went to celebrate Karma festival. Around 6:30pm her roommate found her hanging from the ceiling fan and informed matron Kunti Ekka and staff nurse Nisha Topno. The deceased was taken to Ghaghra community health centre, where she was declared brought dead.
Gumla sub-divisional officer (SDO) Ravi Anand said the body was brought to sadar hospital, where a medical board of three doctors conducted an autopsy.