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Upset Over Poor Score In CBSE Class 10 Exam, Student Hangs Self In Delhi

IANS, 29 May, 2018 12:32 PM

Upset over not securing good marks in the CBSE Class 10 board examination, a 17-year-old student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Kakrola in New Delhi on Tuesday, police said.

The deceased, Rohit Kumar Meena, was a student of MR Vivekananda Model School in Dwarka. He had secured 59% marks in the exam.

No suicide note has been found but it is suspected that he was upset after the results, police added.

He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. Police were informed around 3.45pm about the incident.

The Central Board of Secondary Education declared the Class 10 board exam results on Tuesday.

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