Three students allegedly committed suicide after they failed to score higher percentages in the CBSE Class X exams, the results of which were declared on Tuesday afternoon, the police said.
A 15-year-old student of a private school hung herself in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj. She was allegedly disappointed over her 70% score. The deceased’s father is an officer in the Enforcement Directorate.
The second incident was report from Dwarka. A student of a private school hung himself after he scored less than 60% in the exam. The police received a call from the hospital, where the student was taken. His father works with the SDMC. His minor brother was first to spot him hanging.
The third incident was reported from south-west Delhi’s Dabri, where a 16-year-old girl who had written her board exams from Open School first slashed her wrist and then hung herself after she failed to clear the science and mathematics exams. No suicide note has been recovered.
