Girl dies as her neck gets stuck in ropes of swing

In a tragic incident, a six-year-old girl in Maharashtra was strangled to death after her neck got stuck in the ropes of a swing in her house. The girl was declared brought dead in a hospital. A case of accidental death has been registered by the police.

Nagpur: In a freak incident, a six-year-old girl died after her neck got stuck in the ropes of a swing in her house here in Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when the deceased Johra Wasim was playing on a swing inside her house in Nandanvan area while her family members were sleeping, an officer said.

The girl was declared brought dead in a hospital, he said, adding that a case of accidental death was registered by the police.

PTI