HYDERABAD: A 16-year-old girl committed suicide at her home in Hyderabad on Friday, February 10, purportedly leaving behind a note that spoke of her disappointment at being pulled out of college. Her friends told the police that she was a brilliant student.
Police said D Apurva was a student of the first-year Intermediate at St Anthony’s College in Kompally, on the outskirts of Hyderabad. For some days, she had not been attending classes.
At around 10 am Thursday (February 9), Apurva left home stating she would be visiting a friend to study together. Some time later, her parents, D Satyanarayana, an auto driver, and his wife, a nurse, left for work.
When Satyanarayana returned home at 4 pm, he found the door locked from the inside. He broke through with the help of neighbours and found his daughter’s body hanging from the ventilator.
Inspector Shankar Yadav of the Medchal police station said a note purportedly was written by Apurva, which had been found.
“The girl was upset as her parents had told her to discontinue her studies,” said the officer. Police said they weren’t sure whey Apurva’s parents would try to pull her out of college when she was doing well academically.
In his statement to the police, Apurva’s father said he suspected no foul play.
Since it was an unnatural death, the police have filed a case under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code.