Girl attempts suicide

KANPUR: A case of the suicide attempt by a girl inmate of the shelter home situated in Swaroop Nagar area here has come to light.

The girl, from Farrukhabad district, brought to the home recently, tried to commit suicide by hanging herself to the ceiling fan on November 16. But the fellow residents were able to rescue her. She was later admitted at the Hallet hospital in an unconscious state.

The district probation officer Ajit Singh said her condition was stable and counselling is being organised. Later the girl has been shifted to Etawah shelter home. The officer has also enquired the employees about the incident.