Schoolgirl dies by suicide in Maharashtra’s Beed district

A 14-year-old Class 9 student was found dead at her home in Beed district’s Tambwa village. Police are probing the December 28 incident, with the cause unknown, after completing formalities and sending the body for post-mortem as investigation continues officially 

Beed: A 14-year-old girl studying in Class 9 allegedly died by suicide at her home in Maharashtra’s Beed district, police have said.

The reason behind the suicide of the teenager in Tambwa village of Kaij tehsil on December 28 is yet to be ascertained, an official said on Tuesday.

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Tanuja Govind Chate was alone when she reportedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan on the first floor of her two-storey house.

Police carried out a ‘panchnama’ and sent the body to the sub-district hospital in Kaij for post-mortem, the official said, adding that a probe is underway.