BHOPAL: A 16-year-old boy, student of class 10, died by suicide in his hostel room at a boarding school at Mugaliyachap village in Khajuri locality on Saturday afternoon. He had returned to his room during the lunch break when he took his life, say police.
Acting on information from the hospital, Khajuri police went to the school and sealed the room to carry out the probe. No suicide note was recovered, so police are trying to investigate what triggered the suicide. Primary investigations suggested that he was weak in studies and took the extreme step in depression, a police officer said.
Investigation officer SI Indar Singh Mujalda said that the deceased is a native of Tikamgarh district. His siblings study in the same school in Bhopal and their father works as a mechanic in their native town.
The 16-year-old went for his class on Saturday morning. Around 2pm, he and some other students returned to the hostel during lunch break. At 3pm, when the class resumed, he and his roommate were found missing.
A school teacher went to search for them at the hostel. His room was found locked from inside and his roommate was seen banging on the door. Some school staff broke down the door and found the class 10 boy hanging in the room. He was rushed to JP hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. They also called police.
