PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Lalkuan
A 14-year-old girl died under suspicious circumstances in Verma Colony, near the Kotwali area’s VIP Gate, shortly after her brother advised her against using social media. The victim, identified as Rakhi Saxena, was a Class 8 student at a private school in Bindukhatta. Her death followed by the death of her father has dealt a double shock to the family.
It is learnt that the girl’s 16-year-old elder brother advised her to focus on her studies and exercise restraint in her use of social media instead of spending too much time on it. Afterward, the girl went to her room. Sometime later, her family found her hanging from a noose. She was immediately taken to Dr Sushila Tiwari Government Hospital in Haldwani, where doctors declared her dead.
Speaking of the incident, the in-charge of Lalkuan police station, Brajmohan Rana said that prima facie the case appeared to be a suicide. “Investigation revealed that the brother had advised his sister to spend less time on social media and focus on her studies. Police are investigating the matter. The body has been sent for post-mortem,” he added.
