New Delhi, April 17 :  A 12-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide after he was not given food by his mother in central Delhi's Kamla Market area today, police said.

No suicide note was found. The Class 7 student came home in the afternoon and asked his mother to serve him food, but she allegedly refused, they said.

The boy's mother said she would give him food after returning home, police said.

She found him hanging from the ceiling fan when she returned, they said.

He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, police said.

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