Mentally-challenged minor girl commits suicide

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Press Trust of India Kanpur
Last Updated : Jul 13 2013 | 2:20 PM IST
A mentally-challenged minor girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling of her house at Ashangara's Mandi area here, police said today.
14-year-old Jyoti was alone at her home yesterday when she took the extreme step. Her mother Nanki Devi had gone to the market, police said.
Jyoti, a Class X student, was suffering from some mental disorder due to which her studies were getting affected. She was also under medication, said police.
The body has been sent for the post-mortem. Police is further investigating the issue, they said.
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First Published: Jul 13 2013 | 2:20 PM IST

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