Student hangs self in Noida

A 17-year-old school student was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room in Noida Sector-15 on Monday evening. Police said the boy was a student of Assisi Convent School in Sector-35. While no suicide note was recovered from the room, police officers believe that the reason behind the suicide was his poor performance in his Class XI exams.

A senior police officer said the boy was found hanging in his room around 8.30 pm. "The results of his Class XI exams had been announced recently and he had failed in four subjects. Prima facie, it seems that this was the trigger for the step," the officer said.

The officer said the boy's family did not think that exam results would prompt him to take the extreme step. "The family last saw him around 4.30 pm on Monday, when he said he was going to his room. He reportedly seemed to be in a good mood. However, when his mother took food to his room, it was locked from inside and there was no response. She raised an alarm, and neighbours broke the door. He had used electric cables to hang himself. He was rushed to Max Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival," an officer said.

Police said the body was sent for a post-mortem examination. "We are also looking at other aspects, which could have been the reason for the suicide," officer said.

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