Cops probe if SSC girls made a suicide pact

MUMBAI: Police are investigating whether the two girls who committed suicide on Wednesday after their SSC results were declared had spoken to each other about taking the drastic step. The girls, Lian Pereira and Felita Pinto, were students of a convent school and were also friends. They ended their lives at their respective homes while their family members were away for the St Anthony’s feast being hosted at the church adjoining their school. Pereira, a resident of Vile Parle (E), checked her results online and found out that she had failed her examinations, for which she had appeared privately. Sahar resident Pinto, on the other hand, was upset about her low scores. Pinto had scored around 64%, while she had expected to score over 80 %.Common friends of the girls said they had spoken on the phone about their results. The police are going to investigate whether they had spoken to each other about their decision to end their lives. Both the girls committed suicide by hanging themselves from the ceiling fan between 6.30pm and 7pm. Pereira left behind a suicide note, officials said.Postmortem reports of the girls confirmed the cause of death to be hanging.