Hyderabad: Mother scolds 15-yr-old for talking to boyfriend, girl hangs self

Hyderabad: A Class X student committed suicide at her house in Mailardevpally after her mother scolded her for speaking to her boyfriend on the phone. Gayatri Yadav, 15, hanged herself in her room when her mother was busy with household work.

Police officials from Mailardevpally said that her mother Pushpa had asked her not to get into a relationship as she was a minor and as the boy was from the same neighbourhood.

Meanwhile, after the death of her daughter, Pushpa filed a complaint against Gayatri’s boyfriend alleging abetment of suicide.

Police said the incident occurred at Lakshmiguda colony at around 8 am. “Gayatri was caught talking on the phone twice by her mother on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. At night, her mother scolded her and warned her not to speak again to the boy since they are minors. Later, she was again found talking on the phone after which her mother became angry and scolded her again. We suspect she must have got troubled and hanged herself on the spur of the moment,” said a police official from Mailardevpally.

However, Pushpa alleged that the suicide was triggered by the boy who was talking to her daughter frequently on the phone. She demanded a case be booked against him for “harassing” her daughter.

Police said they are investigating the case. The accused has not been named so far.