Delhi: A teenage girl was found hanging from a tree in Japanese Park in Delhi’s Rohini area on Saturday morning, an official said.
The deceased, believed to be between 14 and 16 years of age, has not been identified yet, he said. Police said that prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide.
“The body was discovered around 6.45 am when a passerby informed the Prashant Vihar police station about the incident. A police team rushed to the spot and found the girl hanging with a dupatta tied to a tree,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Amit Goel said.
Her slippers were found lying near the base of the tree, indicating she may have taken them off before the act, he said. No external injuries were noticed on the body at the spot, the DCP said.
The area was cordoned off and a crime team and a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team were called to examine the scene. The body has been preserved at a hospital for post-mortem, police said.
Police said efforts are underway to establish her identity by checking missing persons reports and by asking nearby localities.
A case has been registered and further investigation is on to ascertain the exact sequence of events, officials added.
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A woman and her three young children were killed early Friday morning after their house in Najafgarh area of Delhi collapsed during heavy rainfall and strong winds. The woman’s husband, the sole survivor, sustained minor injuries. According to officials, a neem tree uprooted by the gusty winds crashed onto their single-room home in Kharkhari Nahar village near Jaffarpur Kalan, leading to the collapse. The victims were identified as Jyoti (28), her sons Aryan (7), Rishabh (5), and infant Priyansh (7 months). Her husband Ajay (30) suffered injuries to his chest and wrist but survived the incident.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said a PCR call was received at 5:26 am reporting the collapse. Police and fire service personnel rushed to the site and rescued all five family members from under the debris. They were taken to a nearby hospital, where Jyoti and the children were declared dead. The Delhi Fire Services confirmed receiving the call at 5:25 AM. “Multiple teams were dispatched immediately. Four people were pulled out from the rubble,” a DFS official said.
