The police found a suicide note and a phone near the girl's body. (Representational)
A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a pond in Kolkata's Tollygunje area on Saturday, the police said.
The police said that the girl was seen walking around the pond. She jumped into the pond on Friday night.
The girl was a student of a reputed English-medium school in Kolkata, the police said.
The police and disaster management personnel recovered the body at 10 pm. A mobile phone and a suicide note were found near the body.
The handwriting on the note is being examined, the police said.
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