Hyderabad: A 19-year-old girl Shravani committed suicide here allegedly after being "counselled" by her parents for excessive use of mobile phone.
The girl was allegedly counselled by her mother on Monday, following which she committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan when the family members were not at home.
Hyderabad girl kills self after being counselled for excessive phone use State police have registered a case under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and have sent the body to Osmania General Hospital for post-mortem.
"A 19-year-old old girl, Shravani, committed suicide after being counselled by her mother for excessive use of mobile phone. However, a case is being registered under Section 174 CrPC, the exact reason will be known only after the investigation is completed," officials at the Panjagutta police station told media.
According to reports, the victim was an intermediate student in a private college. Shravani's family hails from East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh and are running a hostel in Dwarakapuri colony in Punjagutta.
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