A 14-year-old ended her life by hanging herself from a ceiling fan after her mother chided her for not helping with the housework.

The incident, which is reported from Pune’s Kalewadi area, Sejal Doraswami Mudliar, took the drastic step when nobody was at home. The incident came to light on Friday when one of the neighbours saw her body hanging to the ceiling fan from a window.

Sejal had recently taken her class 8 exams and the family was scheduled to leave for Chennai for their summer vacations.

Assistant inspector Abhijeet Jadhav of Wakad police station who is investigating the case said, "Before the family went to Chennai, Sejal’s mother wanted her to clean the house. However, she didn’t and was scolded. We suspect that Sejal in a fit of rage committed suicide.”

Police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard and the investigation is on.

Sejal's father works as a driver while her mother works in Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation. Sejal has a younger sister who is in a first standard.