The death in Karachi of a teenaged girl which was first reported to be from a stray bullet has turned out to be a suicide, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The parents of 16-year-old Samina, resident of Gulshan Iqbal, Block 6, reported to the police that a stray bullet has hit their daughter in the chest, killing her on the spot.

Her body was shifted to Jinnah Hospital. 

Police reached the venue and started an investigation. They said that they were investigating all aspects of the firing incident. 

Police suspected the statement of the deceased girl’s family and said the post-mortem of the body would be conducted to ascertain her death. 

The post-mortem report established that the girl shot herself and her death was not due to a stray bullet.

Police said the girl’s parents did not first divulge the real cause of the death. They are now trying to ascertain what led the girl to commit suicide.