Tribal girl found dead

KALPETTA: A 12-year-old tribal girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling of her house at Moodamkuni tribal hamlet, near Noolpuzha, in the district on Wednesday morning. The dead has been identified as Athira, daughter of Sakunthala of Moodamkuni Paniya hamlet. She was a Class VI student of St. Antony’s Upper Primary School at Pazhur in the district. The exact reason for the extreme step was yet to be ascertained, relatives of the girl said.