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Uttar Pradesh: Teen girl hangs self in Ghaziabad, asks brothers to 'quit drugs' in suicide note

Uttar Pradesh: The victim’s elder brother is lodged in jail under the POCSO Act, police said.

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Uttar Pradesh: In an unfortunate incident, a 16-year-old allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her house in Ghaziabad. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Indirapuram Swatantra Kumar Singh, the suicide note was pasted on the wall. The body of the deceased girl has been sent for post-mortem. 

For her extreme step, the girl did not hold anyone responsible. However, in the suicide note, she said that "I am committing suicide so that my brother can give up drugs.", he said.

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According to police, the victim's elder brother is lodged in jail under the POCSO Act. On Thursday when the mother of the victim returned home, she got no response from inside the room when she knocked on the door. She then informed her neighbours. 

The neighbours informed the police. A team reached the spot and entered the room by breaking the latch and found the girl hanging, the ACP said.

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The police took her to a private hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, he said. The ACP said that no complaint has been lodged by the family yet.