Told off for watching cartoon, 13-yr-old hangs self

Kolkata: A 13-year-old girl from South 24-Parganas' Narendrapur committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan after she was allegedly rebuked by her family members for watching cartoon shows on TV all the time.

The victim has been identified as Saheli Mondal (13). The incident took place in the Radhanagar area of Narendrapur police station on early Wednesday morning. The victim's father Somnath Mondal works as a mason while her mother works as a labourer at a local factory.

It was learnt that the victim was addicted to watching cartoons on television.

The matter had gone to such an extent that the girl refused to go to school. The victim's mother had rebuked her for her excessive indulgence in watching television on Tuesday evening.

When her mother Sandhya Mondal returned hom from her work in the evening, she saw the girl watching a cartoon show.

As the mother questioned her as to why she was watching television at the time of studying, the girl became agitated. A quarrel broke out between the two.

The girl later went to sleep after having her dinner.

The family members never thought that she could take such a drastic step for being rebuked.

On Wednesday morning, the victim did not open the door of her room.

Her parents knocked on the door repeatedly but she did not respond.

After being informed some locals went to their house and broke open the door. They found the victim hanging from the ceiling.

The matter was immediately reported to the local police station. Police reached the spot and sent the victim to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced

brought dead.

The family members told police that the victim might have

committed suicide after getting influenced by television serials where she might have seen people do it.

Police have started a detailed probe in this regard.