Depressed over the death of her mother, a 12-year-old girl ended her life by hanging herself in her rented accommodation in Sukhna Colony, Zirakpur, on Tuesday.
According to the police, her father Raju Ravidas who works as a labourer and is a native of Bihar, had gone to work at the time.
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When he returned home in the evening, he found his daughter hanging from a fan in her room.
He told police that the victim was depressed after her mother died recently.
Police have initiated inquest proceedings in the case.
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