committed suicide at her employer's house in north Delhi's Sarai Rohilla area last night, police said today.
The incident came to light when her 51-year-old employer saw her hanging from the ceiling of her room here this morning. The deceased has been identified as Jyoti (21).
"We have not recovered any suicide note from the spot and we are yet to determine what prompted her to take the extreme step," said a police official.
She was staying at the house of her employer, who is an unmarried woman, for more than ten years. It was just the two of them who lived in that house.
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