India News | Kolkata: An 11-year-old Found Hanging in a Wardrobe

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 21 (ANI): An 11-year-old girl was found hanging inside a wardrobe at her house in Alipore, Kolkata, police said on Tuesday.

The victim was rushed to the Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital where she was declared dead.

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Initial police inquiry revealed that the stepmother, Puja Singh, went out for shopping, leaving the 11-year-old alone at the house. Upon her return, the victim did not open the gate. She broke open the door and found the 11-year-old hanging inside the wardrobe.

According to police, the post-mortem report has revealed that the death was due to the effects of suicidal hanging and ante mortem in nature.

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Further investigation is underway. (ANI)

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