Dalit student commits suicide

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Press Trust of India Etah (UP)
Last Updated : Jan 29 2013 | 12:35 PM IST

Rajkumar Mahto, a Class 12th student of Navodaya Vidyalaya, hanged himself from a tree and committed suicide in the school premises yesterday, they said.

A suicide note has been recovered in which Mahto has accused the Station House Officer (SHO) of the area, School Principal and a teacher for him taking the extreme step, officials said.

Agitated over the incident, the students locked the school gate demanding suspension of the policeman.

  

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First Published: Jan 29 2013 | 12:35 PM IST

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