Gurugram: In a shocking incident, two teenage girls allegedly committed suicide after taking a selfie together at Aarey Colony in Goregaon city on Tuesday.
The incident was reported around 8.45 p.m. on Tuesday. The girls were 16 years old and lived in the same area, the Aarey police said.
“One of the girls’ brother saw them take the selfie at a well in the locality. He immediately raised an alarm and called the 100 helpline number. We rushed a team to the spot and the girls were taken to the Siddharth Municipal Hospital in Goregaon, where they were declared dead before admission due to drowning,” senior police inspector Vijayalaxmi Hiremath, Aarey police station, said.
The footwear and anklets of the girls were recovered from near the well, which is infamous as several residents have taken their lives there in the past, Ms. Hiremath said.
Two teenage girls allegedly commits suicide after taking selfie together:
The police have registered Accidental Death Reports and have initiated inquiries to unearth possible motives behind their extreme step.
“The girls’ family members are still in shock after the incident. We are waiting for their last rites to be completed after which we will begin inquiries,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone XII) Dr. Vinay Rathod said.
The police will also be speaking to the girls’ friends and classmates to find out if they had confided in anyone about problems that they might have been facing.
Suicide prevention helplines: I Call. Telephone: 022-25521111, 8a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Saturday, Email: icall@tiss.edu. Aasra. Telephone: 022-275466669, available 24 hours, Monday to Sunday. Email: aasrahelpline@yahoo.com.Sahai. Telephone: 080-25497777, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Saturday. Email: sahaihelpline@gmail.com.
