Ghaziabad (UP), Dec 27 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide after getting scolded by her father here Friday, police said.

Kajal Singh was a student of Class 12, ACP Indrapuram Swantra Kumar Singh said.

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Her father had reportedly scolded her for sleeping in the afternoon instead of studying. Angered by this, she hanged herself from the ceiling fan with a stole, the ACP said.

When Jaiveer Singh saw his daughter hanging, he rushed her to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her dead on arrival, ACP said.

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The body was sent for post-mortem. Further investigation is underway, ACP added.

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