By The Hindu Bureau
A Class 9 student of a private school at Kandampalayam near Paramathi Velur here allegedly ended her life in the hostel room on Sunday night.
The police said that G. Kirthika (14), a resident of Nallampalli in Dharmapuri district, had returned to her hostel on Sunday after holiday. She was reportedly alone in her room when she took the extreme step. On information, the Nallur police sent the body to Namakkal Government Hospital for postmortem. The police registered a case and are investigating further.
According to the police, the girl was admitted to the school last year. Unwilling to stay in the hostel, she had requested her parents to let her stay at home. But, her parents did not heed to her request.
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