The body of a teenaged girl was on Saturday found hanging at her house at Thudiyalur on the city outskirts, police said.
The 16-year old girl, studying for plus-two, reportedly had a love affair with a 24-year-old man, which was objected to by her grandmother, with whom the girl was staying, police said.
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Meanwhile, the man, who was reportedly present in the house on Friday night, was taken into custody for interrogation, police said.
Investigations are on to ascertain whether this is a case of suicide or a murder, they said.
Senior police officials, including Superintendent of Police, N Kannan visited the house.
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