A 15-year-old girl, who was upset over not being allowed to use mobile phone, died by suicide by jumping off a seven-storey building in suburban Malad in Mumbai, as reported by the news agency PTI. Although the exact reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained, the police suspect the girl was upset as her family members had allegedly snatched her mobile phone, said the official.
According to the police, the incident took place on Friday evening in the Malvani area of the western suburb, PTI reported. A probe into the matter is on. After the recovery of the teenager's body, the police traced her parents, he said.
In another incident, an MBA student allegedly died by suicide in the Jamia Nagar area of South East Delhi on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, the police said, as reported by the news agency ANI. Police said that there was no suicide note recovered from the youth, and the exact reason behind the student taking the extreme step is not clear yet.
Police got information about the incident on the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday, after which a police team reached the spot and recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem. The deceased was identified as Abduddin (25) and said to be a second-year MBA student who used a plastic rope for taking the extreme step. Police are probing the exact reason behind the incident.
In a similar kind of incident in the national capital during the wee hours on Saturday, a Delhi Police head constable allegedly shot himself inside a PCR van in the Civil Lines area. The deceased head constable has been identified as Imran Mohammed, said police.
The incident took place at around 6 am on Bela Road, near Chandgi Ram Akhara.
Last month, a young man residing in the Knowledge Park police station area in Greater Noida died by suicide, according to police. The incident occurred in JP Aman society of Greater Noida. Upon receiving information, police reached the spot and took the body into their custody and sent it for post-mortem. A suicide note has also been found from the deceased youth, as reported by the news agency ANI.
According to police, in the suicide letter, the youth claimed that he was struggling with success and was facing a lot of financial problems and so he was taking his life. He also mentioned in the letter that he could not become a good son among others.