In unfortunate news, a 19-year-old female student allegedly hanged herself to death at home in Maharashtra's Nagpur after being scolded by her father for eating junk food, police said today, March 19. The deceased has been identified as a student of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).

Further, disclosing details, police said that the victim, Bhumika Vinod Dhanwani, resided in the Sindhi Colony area of the city.

"Bhumika was a student of BBA and had a thyroid problem. Upset over her father scolding her for eating junk food, she hanged herself in the kitchen using a long cloth," an official of Pratap Nagar police station said.

"Her family members found her hanging this morning, following which, she was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital, where she was declared dead," he said, adding that a case of accidental death was registered.

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