Ankola: A girl student committed suicide by hanging herself to a ceiling fan at her home at Madyakharvivade in Belambar in the taluk on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Sandhya Santosh Kahrvi (16). She was SSLC student of P M High School in the town and had attended the last exam on Friday. Sources said that after returning from exam, she locked herself in a room and ended her life.

Her mother Saroja Kharvi registered a complaint with local police station. The reason for suicide is yet to be known, said PSI A Y Kamble.