Seven Telangana college students die by suicide after intermediate examination outcomes

Seven college students, together with two women, allegedly died by suicide hours after the Telangana state board launched the outcomes of the Intermediate Public Examination 2024 for the primary (equal of Class 11) and second 12 months (Class 12). Police stated the deaths had been reported within the final 48 hours after the outcomes had been launched on Wednesday, PTI reported.

Mahabubabad Superintendent of Police stated the 2 women who allegedly took their lives failed within the examination.

The instances had been reported from Rajendranagar, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Khammam, Mahabubabad, and Kollur.

In accordance with a report in The Indian Categorical, the primary case was reported in Mancherial district the place a 16-year-old hanged himself at his residence. The coed had failed in 4 topics.

The scholars who died by suicide had been aged 16 or 17 years. Police stated they took their lives by hanging, leaping right into a neighborhood nicely, or drowning in a pond.

Greater than 9.8 lakh college students appeared for the intermediate examination that was carried out earlier this 12 months. Round 61.06% of scholars (2.87 lakh) handed within the first 12 months (equal of Class 11). The go share was 69.46% (3.22 lakh) within the second 12 months.

In 2019, 22 college students died by suicide in Telangana after the intermediate outcomes had been launched.

Telangana accounts for five per cent of pupil suicides within the nation. The state ranked eleventh among the many 28 states in 2022 as per the Nationwide Crime Data Bureau. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Madhya Pradesh had been the highest three states with the best variety of pupil suicides.

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Abhishek De

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Apr 26, 2024