Officials said on Sunday that a teenage boy was discovered hanging in an orchard in Shouch village, Kulgam district, in south Kashmir.
Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the boy aged 17 (name withheld) was found hanging on a tree in an orchard near his house in Shouch village.
While the incident seemed to be a suicide from initial reports, the official said they have started investigation into the case.
The body was removed to civil hospital where a post-mortem was conducted, he said.
