Class XI student commits suicide over poor performance in exam

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Press Trust of India Kanpur
Last Updated : Mar 24 2017 | 6:07 PM IST
A class eleven student committed suicide by hanging himself in Kalyanpur area here as he was allegedly disappointed over his poor performance in Physics paper, police said today.
Police spokesperson said seventeen-year-old Abhishek was stressed after he was not able to do well in his exam.
Yesterday, he did not respond when his mother knocked on the door of his room a number of times. When she looked inside through the window, his body was found hanging from an iron hook in the ceiling.
The family informed the police, and the body was sent for the post mortem.
Inspector Devender Vikram Singh said the police is investigating into the matter.

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First Published: Mar 24 2017 | 6:07 PM IST