Bengaluru: 16-year-old ends life over poor grades

Bengaluru: A 16-year-old ninth standard student allegedly committed suicide  at his residence in Anandpura in Jeevan Bima Nagar on Tuesday night, after he was reportedly  reprimanded by the school authorities for the his poor academic performance.

The victim, Parthiban, a student of private school (Cambridge School) hanged himself from the ceiling of his house, when his parents were away. Prathiban was son of Rajendra, a vegetable vendor and Sridevi a cook. He also had a younger sister.

Investigations revealed that the victim had failed in three subjects in the recently held internal exams. The school, worried about its pass percentage in tenth standard, had reportedly asked Parthiban’s parents to take a transfer certificate.

“The family members filed a complaint saying the class teacher, the principal and an administrative officer, harassed and tortured Parthiban and it had pushed Parthiban to take the extreme step. Based on their complaint, we have registered an FIR charging the school management with abetment to suicide,” a police official said.

According to the police, Parthiban may have been depressed over treatment meted out by school authorities. Police suspect that Prathiban might have hanged himself between 6 pm and 9 pm. The incident came to light around 9.30 pm when Rajendra returned home and found that the door locked.

When he got no response, he broke open the door only to find Parthiban hanging from the ceiling fan. He had left no suicide note behind. Although he was rushed to a nearby hospital, he was declared brought dead.

The police officials are now waiting to question the school administration in this regard. “School management were summoned for questioning on Wednesday however, since the SSLC exams are going on, some of them are out of station while others are busy in conducting and organizing the exams,” said a police officer.