Shimla, Sep 9 (PTI) A 16-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in a forest area near Summerhill here, police said on Saturday.

Lakshya, a student of class 10, left his house on Friday evening after he was scolded by the family members over some issue, they said.

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The family members searched for him and later lodged a missing complaint at Boileauganj police station.

The police started a search operation on Friday night. They traced the boy's mobile location and found him hanging from a tree in a forest area near Chayali village, they said.

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No suicide note was found at the spot. The investigations are underway, police said, adding the body has been sent for post-mortem.

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