10-yr-old commits suicide

GANGTOK, 28 Aug: In an unfortunate incident, a 10-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging on 27 August near Temi in South Sikkim. As per police records, on Monday, the deceased, a class IV student, hung himself with the help of his school tie from the ‘bhar’ above the fire place in the kitchen. His sister who was also at home, tried to save him by cutting the tie but it was too late. The deceased’s parents were not at home at the time of the incident.