Kanpur: A 14-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after receiving a beating from his mother in Keshavpuram area of the city, police said today.
The class IX student got into a quarrel with his sister yesterday evening as the family was about to visit a temple, which irked his mother and she beat him, they said.
Angered by the beating, the boy locked himself in a room and hung himself from the ceiling fan, they said.
In another incident, a 28-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself due to alleged harassment by her in-laws.
Police said the family members of the deceased claimed that her husband was an alcoholic who used to regularly harass her and she also faced harassment from her in-laws over dowry.
The girl's family was yet to file a complaint in the matter, they said.
The class IX student got into a quarrel with his sister yesterday evening as the family was about to visit a temple, which irked his mother and she beat him, they said.
Angered by the beating, the boy locked himself in a room and hung himself from the ceiling fan, they said.
Police said the family members of the deceased claimed that her husband was an alcoholic who used to regularly harass her and she also faced harassment from her in-laws over dowry.
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