HYDERABAD: A 16-year-old boy died by suicide on Wednesday after his parents asked him to stop seeing a girl. As per the police, the boy took the extreme step after his parents on Monday evening had asked him to focus on his studies and stop seeing a girl that he was frequently meeting.
“After talking to his parents, the boy went into his bedroom and locked it. He usually slept from 5 in the evening till 9 pm but when he did not open his door till 9:30 pm, his worried parents looked through the window and found him hanging from the ceiling. Investigations reveal that he used a dupatta to hang himself,” said Sub-Inspector Karnakar Reddy on Wednesday. The parents informed the police on Tuesday who reached the spot and moved the body to Osmania Hospital for investigation.
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