Scolded For Failing Exam, DELHI Teenager Commits Suicide

IANS, 29 Jun, 2017 11:44 AM

A 17-year-old boy committed suicide here as he was "often scolded" by parents for failing Class XI examination, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place in Swaroop Nagar in west Delhi. Police said the teenager, identified as Pankaj Meena, committed suicide on Wednesday afternoon. He was found hanging from fan by his mother.

"We have found that the teenager's father, Ramesh Meena, a government school teacher, often scolded him for failing Class XI examination. He committed suicide as he was depressed," a senior police officer said.

"No suicide note was found on him. We are investigating the matter," the police officer added.

Prev Next

MORE India ARTICLES

Only PM Narendra Modi Can Resolve The Kashmir Problem, Says Mehbooba Mufti

Ms Mufti further claimed that the situation in the Valley is the result of pent-up anger due to the UPA government's failure to continue with the policy started by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government.

Only PM Narendra Modi Can Resolve The Kashmir Problem, Says Mehbooba Mufti

Her Groom Appeared High. So This Punjabi Bride Walked Away From Ceremony

Drug addiction among young men in Punjab is so great an epidemic that in the elections held in February, all major political parties emphasized plans for tougher punishment and much broader access to de-addiction and rehabilitation centres.

Her Groom Appeared High. So This Punjabi Bride Walked Away From Ceremony

New Democrat Leader John Horgan Looking Forward To B.C. Election Results

VANCOUVER — NDP Leader John Horgan says he's been crisscrossing the province speaking to voters and thinks British Columbia can't afford another four years of a Liberal government.

New Democrat Leader John Horgan Looking Forward To B.C. Election Results

Woman's Naked Body Found In Delhi's Tilak Nagar

The naked body of a 38-year-old woman was found in her flat in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar, police said.

Woman's Naked Body Found In Delhi's Tilak Nagar

Sukhbir Badal Calls For Immediate Action On Akali Workers Death

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal called for immediate action against those involved in the murder of two members of an Akali family at Rukan Shah Wala village Ferozepur on May 2.

Sukhbir Badal Calls For Immediate Action On Akali Workers Death

South Asia Satellite GSLV-F09, 'India's GIFT' To Neighbours, Launched, Modi Says 'Historic Occasion'

GSAT-9, considered as a ‘gift’ to its South Asian neighbours, is all set to ride piggyback on the ISRO rocket GSLV-F09 with indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage.