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Teenaged girl dies in suicide pact?

Staff Reporter

`Friends' consume sleeping pills

One of the victims slipped into depression after she was reportedly chided by her parents
Both were found lying in an unconscious state on November 10 at a secluded place

While one of them succumbed four days ago, the other died on Tuesday

HYDERABAD: A 17-year-old girl Jyothi, who consumed sleeping pills along with her close friend Babita, died on Tuesday. Babita died four days ago while undergoing treatment. "Exact reasons behind their death are yet to be ascertained but it was a suicide pact," Jubilee Hills Inspector Sridharacharyulu said. Residents of Borabanda, the two victims were bosom friends. "Living in adjacent houses, they were so close that strangers would take them for siblings," the Inspector said. Parents of both the girls were labourers. Recently, Jyothi's parents reportedly chided her for moving around with a youth of the same locality. Jyothi slipped into depression and decided to end life. "We're not sure if she told about her decision to Babita. But the two were found lying unconscious with hand-in hand at a secluded place in Borabanda on the night of November 10," the police said. In her statement before the police, Babita said she and Jyothi consumed 20 sleeping pills on that night.

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