18-year-old medical aspirant hangs self in Gurugram home

An 18-year-old girl preparing for a medical entrance test allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling fan in her house here on Saturday, police said.

Police received information at around 5 when they received information that a girl had committed suicide in Laxman Vihar phase-2 colony, they said.

The victim, identified as Nikita, was preparing for the medical entrance test, they said, adding no suicide note was found on the spot.

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“While the cause behind the suicide could not be ascertained but it is suspected that she took this extreme step after being scolded by her parents,” SHO (sector 9 A police station) Manoj Kumar said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem and further probe is underway, he said.

The victim’s father works as a security guard.