19-year-old girl dies by suicide in Shimla

A 19-year-old girl, living in Balika Ashram, Mashobra, around 11 km from the state’s capital, has allegedly died by suicide after hanging herself in the ashram.

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According to reports, the girl was a native of Chamba district and was currently residing in the ashram. People found her hanging near the staircase area and immediately raised an alarm. A police team along with a forensic team reached the spot and recovered the body.

The body was taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, for postmortem. Shimla Additional Superintendent of Police , Rattan Negi said that a case under Section 119 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023 has been registered and further probe is underway.