Mumbai: 11-year-old dies by suicide after argument with neighbour

An 11-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide in the Mankhurd area in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai after a heated argument with a woman in her neighbourhood who had thrown garbage in front of the minor’s house

An 11-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide in the Mankhurd area in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai after a heated argument with a woman in her neighbourhood who had thrown garbage in front of the minor’s house. The police have arrested the woman for abetting the suicide of the minor.

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Trombay police said the mother of the deceased lodged complaint stating that in the morning of March 6, while doing household work, she heard a commotion.

When she went out she saw that her minor daughter was arguing with the neighbour after the latter threw garbage in front of the complainant’s house.

“During the heated argument, the accused woman abused the complainant and her daughter and also went to an extent of threatening to kill the girl. The altercation stopped only people in the neighbourhood intervened,” said an officer from the Trombay police station.

The 11-year-old later hanged herself with a dupatta when she was alone at home and her mother and siblings had gone to a relative’s place. She was rushed to Shatabdi Hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.

The mother of the deceased has blamed the neighbour for her daughter extreme step. Police have registered a case under sections 305 (abetting the suicide of a minor), 504 (abusing) and 506 (criminal intimidation).

Siddheshwar Gove, senior inspector of Trombay police station said, “The accused woman has been arrested on the charges of abetment to suicide. She was produced in the court that sent her into judicial custody. We would soon file a charge sheet in the case.”