Telangana: BTech boy leaps to death

Hyderabad: A second-year BTech student committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of a college building in Ghatkesar. A. Dinesh Reddy, 18, was worried about his studies and had gone to college to submit his records although it was a holiday. Police said the boy was suffering from depression and was treated once. The pressure from teachers regarding studies triggered stress, police said.

The incident occurred at around 3.20 pm at the CVSR College of Engineering campus. Since it was a holiday, only a few people were on the campus. “We suspect that he went to the fifth floor and jumped to end his life. He was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. He died after a few hours,” said a police official from Ghatkesar. Police found that Dinesh had undergone treatment for depression and was short of attendance. “He was absent because of the treatment and could not attend classes. We think that academic pressure drove him to suicide. He did not leave any suicide note,” said inspector B. Prakash. Dinesh Reddy belonged to Nalgonda district. Police booked a case.