A Class IX student ended his life on Wednesday after his teachers asked him to bring his parents to the school following his involvement in a clash among the students.
Police said S. Puthiyavan, 14, of Kamarajar Nagar near Maappillaiyoorani under Thaalamuthu Nagar police station limits was studying in Class IX in a higher secondary school on Thoothukudi – Davispuram Road. As he was allegedly involved in a fight among the students, the teachers asked all the students involved in the clash including Puthiyavan to bring their parents to the school.
Upset over this, Puthiyavan ended his life in his home on Wednesday when his parents were away.
Thaalamuthu Nagar police have registered a case.
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