Cousin sisters commit suicide; one dead, other critical in East Midnapore

Kolkata: One of the two cousin sisters, who attempted suicide after being rebuked by their family members, died at the hospital on Tuesday while the other one has been fighting for life.

The incident occurred at Egra in East Midnapore on late Monday night.

It was learnt that the cousin sisters — Soma Dondopat (15) and Sujata Pramanik (14) returned home late from a private tuition on Monday evening. As a result, they were scolded by their parents.

Soma died at Egra Superpecialty hospital while the other is stated to be serious. Both the teenagers went to sleep after having their dinner.

Nobody in the family could apprehend that the teenagers would take such a drastic step after being rebuked for coming late.

Early on Tuesday morning, the family members heard groaning of two girls from inside their room.

They family went inside and found the duo had consumed poison. They were immediately rushed to Egra Superspecialty Hospital.

It was learnt that Soma's father Prabhat Dondopat rebuked the teenagers as they came late from tuition.

But it did not go down well with the cousin sisters. Sujata has been kept at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.

After being informed police reached the spot and started a probe in this regard.

They are investigating if the victims consumed poison after being rebuked for coming late or there was any other angle into the incident.

The investigating officers are not, however, ruling out the other doubtful reasons behind this incident.