<p>A 12-year-old boy allegedly killed himself by hanging at his house in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/thane-crime-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Maharashtra's Thane district</strong></a>, the police said on Monday, adding that a probe in the matter was underway, reported the PTI.</p>
<p>According to the PTI, the incident took place on Sunday in Kalyan town of Maharashtra, they said adding a suicide note was recovered from the spot and it was being examined.</p>
<p>The contents of the note were not yet disclosed.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the news reports stated that the boy was upset with his teachers and some classmates, the allegations were being probed by the police, sources said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The boy, studying in a school in Kalyan, allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling of his house, an official from Kolsewadi police station said, according to the PTI.</p>
<p>The body was later sent to a government hospital for postmortem and a case of accidental death was registered, he said, the news agency reported on Monday.</p>
<p>A probe was on into the incident, the police added.</p>
<p><strong>Five held for harassing woman for dowry, causing her death in Thane district</strong></p>
<p>Meanwhile, in an another incident in Thane district of Maharashtra, as many as five members of a family were reportedly arrested on Sunday for allegedly harassing and torturing a 25-year-old woman for dowry and causing her death in Thane district, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-police-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>police</strong></a> said, reported the PTI.</p>
<p>According to the PTI, based on a complaint lodged by the deceased woman's brother, the Thane Police in Maharashtra have arrested her husband and four members of his family for the woman's death.</p>
<p>They were arrested under sections 80 (dowry death) and 85 (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) of the BNS, said senior inspector Suresh Kadam of the Kalyan taluka police station in Thane district.</p>
<p>The victim who was identified as Aarti Ketan Bhangre had allegedly hanged herself using a scarf on Saturday evening, the official said, as per the PTI.</p>
<p>The accused allegedly tortured her frequently and demanded Rs 20 lakh to purchase a new flat, he said, adding that further probe is underway, the news agency reported on Sunday.</p>
<p>(with PTI inputs)</p><p>
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