This story is from December 5, 2020

Bihar: Girl commits suicide at Begusarai short stay home

A 17-year-old girl inmate of a short stay home in Begusarai district allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in a room of the facility on Thursday.
Bihar: Girl commits suicide at Begusarai short stay home
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PATNA: A 17-year-old girl inmate of a short stay home in Begusarai district allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in a room of the facility on Thursday.
The victim, who hailed from Sheikhpura district, had been staying in the government-run facility at Nirala Nagar since September. The victim’s relatives alleged that she was being tortured at the short stay home.
SHO of Ratanpur police outpost Sudha Kumari said the police broke open the room of the stay home only to find the girl hanging from the ceiling fan.
The police team reached the spot around 1pm.
Begusarai Sadar SDPO Rajan Sinha said the victim’s body has been sent to the sadar hospital for post-mortem. Earlier, an inquest of the body was conducted under the supervision of a magistrate, he added.
The SDPO said the girl’s relatives have already been informed about the incident. “The postmortem will be conducted under the supervision of a medical board as per the NHRC guidelines,” he added.
An investigating officer quoting the in-charge of the stay home for girls told the police that the victim had her dinner around 12 midnight and then she went to her room. Later, other girls noticed that the room was locked from inside.

“We immediately informed the police. She was found hanging from the ceiling fan,” the investigating officer said.
Altogether 10 girl inmates were staying in the facility. The victim’s father, a resident of Barbigha police station area in Sheikhpura district, alleged that his daughter was not allowed to contact the family over the phone and was harassed. She was lodged in the facility after eloping from the house.
The locals claimed that several inmates had earlier escaped from the facility. The police, however, claimed that a CCTV camera has been installed at the entrance gate of the stay home.
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