Parents away to see doctor, teen ends life in Yamunanagar

Yamunanagar, May 8

A 13-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her house in Farakpur area of Yamunanagar on Thursday evening.

The girl, a Class VII student of a local private school, and said to be a TikTok enthusiast, took the extreme step when her parents had gone to a doctor, the police said. No one else was present in the house when the girl took the step and no suicide note was found.

TikTok rising star

The family told the police that the girl had about 1,315 followers on TikTok. She had posted 418 videos so far, which the family claimed were liked by many. The police said after watching her latest videos, no one could tell the girl was in mental distress or depression, or under some pressure which forced her to take the extreme step. However, the investigation will cover all angles, they said.

The girl’s father, Virender, a chowkidar at a private firm, told the police that his wife had a stomach ache and they went to the doctor to take medicine. Upon their return, they found the door of their room locked from inside.

When they peeped in through the window, they saw their daughter hanging from the ceiling fan. The parents then broke the window and entered inside. They later informed the police.

Farakpur SHO Mukesh Kumar said they were investigating the matter and the reason behind the suicide was yet to be known as no suicide note was recovered from the spot. The girl’s body was today handed over to her family after a postmortem at the civil hospital. — TNS & PTI