Distressed teenage girl ends life in Bhopal:Was concerned over mother’s mental illness; incident unfolds in Ashoka Garden, probe on

Panic gripped the Ashoka Garden locality of Bhopal on Wednesday morning, when a 16-year-old girl died by suicide by hanging herself at her home, the police said. The girl, as learnt by the police, was a Class 10 student, and was alone at home at the time of the incident. The police came to know that her mother had gone to attend a religious prayer ceremony, while her father, employed as a driver with the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), was on duty. Girl named Nandini Sahu Ashoka Garden police station in-charge Anurag Lal told Bhaskar English that the girl who took the extreme step was named Nandini Sahu. After the police were alerted about the incident, they rushed to the scene, registered a case and began investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. No suicide note was recovered from the scene, according to the police. Was concerned over mother’s mental woes Investigating officer in the case, SS Verma said that initial investigation revealed that Sahu had been struggling with depression due to her mother’s illness. Her mother had been suffering from a mental health disorder for several months, and the family was seeking treatment. Nandini often expressed concern about her mother’s recovery and frequently asked her father when she would get better. According to police, her emotional distress over her mother’s condition appears to have pushed her into depression, ultimately leading her to the brink of suicide. Used mother’s saree to make noose On Wednesday morning, when her mother was away at a prayer function and the father was at work, Nandini used her mother’s saree to make a noose and hanged herself inside the house. Police said that they do not suspect any foul play, but emphasised that further investigation is being carried out to unearth the exact reason behind the suicide.