Teenage girl commits suicide in Baramulla

A 16-year-old girl committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said today.

The teenager consumed the poisonous substance at her residence at Dangiwacha last evening. Her relatives rushed her to the district hospital, where she was declared dead by the doctors, a police spokesman said.

The motive behind her taking such an extreme step was not known immediately, the spokesman said, adding a case has been registered and investigations are on.