The girl, Sonam, was a student of class 11 in a school in Delhi's Ghazipur. During attendance, the teacher asked her the reason for her non-attendance in the school on Wednesday, Station house Officer Dhuruv Bhushan Dubey said.
The girl did not respond following which the teacher allegedly scolded her, he said.
Yesterday, she was found hanging in her room by her father. The police reached the spot and sent her body for post mortem, the SHO said.
The police is probing the case to know the intention of the teacher, the official said, adding action will be taken after final investigation.
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