BENGALURU: A nine-year-old girl who was strangled after the hammock she was playing with got entangled around her neck has survived, thanks to immediate medical help.

The incident happened on September 4 when Riya (name changed), from a low-income family, was playing with her younger sister at home, while her parents had gone out for work. Neighbors spotted her hanging from the ceiling of her house by the sari used as a hammock and rushed her to a nearby hospital.

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