12-year-old boy commits suicide in Mumbai

The boy was found hanging in his room before the body was sent for an autopsy at Sion hospital in Mumbai. No reasons were given for the boy's death.

Mumbai: A 12-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his home in Antop Hill area of central Mumbai, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday, when the boy was alone in his room and was later found hanging by his father, an official said.

The boy's body was sent to Sion Hospital for post-mortem, he said.

While the police are trying to ascertain the exact reason for the suicide, no foul play has been detected in the incident so far, the official said.

Police said that further probe is underway.

PTI