A 14-year-old girl residing in Lakshmi Chawl, near Gavdevi Mandir, Kharodi, Malvani, Malad West area, was reportedly discovered hanging inside her house with an iron angle on Tuesday night.

According to police sources, the girl`s relatives and neighbours removed her from the hanging position and rushed her to General Hospital, Janakalyan Nagar, Kandivali West, in an unconscious state, where she was pronounced dead. An officer from Malvani police station said that a case has been filed under section 174 of the IPC.