Thane, Jan 2 (PTI) A 20-year-old married woman allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday.

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The woman allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan in her house at Mankoli Naka in Bhiwandi area on Sunday afternoon, an official from Narpoli police station said.

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After being alerted, police rushed to the spot and sent the body to a government hospital for post-mortem, he said without elaborating.

An investigation was on to ascertain the reason behind the extreme step, the official said.

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