Rajouri teen hangs self

Rajouri/Jammu, July 14

A 17-year-old boy was found hanging from the ceiling of his house in Rajouri district after he was allegedly harassed by some people, police said on Sunday.

The police said that Akshay Kumar’s relatives blocked the Jammu-Poonch highway and demanded an inquiry into the circumstances leading to his death.

Kumar was found hanging from the ceiling of his room at village Kallar Saturday evening, a police official said. Kumar’s family members and other relatives claimed that he was being harassed by some people after he was recently seen with a girl at a restaurant, police said. They demanded an inquiry into the matter, police said.

However, they later dispersed on the assurance of police and civil officers.