The Kolkata Police on Tuesday ruled out any foul play in the death of a teenage girl, the niece of RG Kar rape convict Sanjoy Roy. Police said a post-mortem report concluded that the death was due to suicide by hanging. According to police, they received information late on Sunday evening about a minor found hanging.

An inquiry revealed that the victim’s stepmother had allegedly gone shopping for Diwali while the girl was alone in their flat. When she returned and found the door “locked from inside”, she allegedly broke it open and discovered her in a wardrobe. The child was rushed to the SSKM Hospital, where she was declared dead.

Police said no suicide note was found.

A senior police officer said, “No complaint has been received so far. Forensic examination of the place has been condu

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