Giridih, Feb. 1 -- A 17-year-old student allegedly died by suicide after hanging herself in a rented house in the Barganda area under Giridih town police station limits on Saturday.
According to sources, prior to taking the extreme step, the student sent a message to her younger brother on his mobile phone expressing her intention to end her life.
By the time family members reached the room after receiving the message, she had already hanged herself.
The deceased has been identified as Pooja Kumari Mandal, daughter of Parmeshwar Mandal, a resident of Kasiadih under Muffasil police station area. She was a Class 11 student studying at Langta Baba College in Mirzaganj under Jamua police station.
Sources said that Pooja had been living in a...