BERHAMPUR/BHADRAK: Examination-related pressure reportedly forced two students to die by suicide in the state during the last 24 hours.
In the first incident, a 17-year-old Plus II student ended his life in his house in Berhampur city after allegedly being caught for malpractice in the ongoing Plus Two examination.
The 17-year-old, a student of a private college in Berhampur, took the test in Physics paper on Thursday. During the exam, he was spotted by the squad for indulging in malpractice.
In the evening, the teenager took the extreme step in his house when his family members were out for some work. On returning home, his mother and sister found him hanging and rushed him to MKCG Medical College and Hospital. However, he was declared dead.
Police registered an unnatural death case and are investigating the circumstances that compelled the boy to take the extreme step.
Similarly, a Class X student took his life by hanging at Jahangir Sasan village in Bhadrak’s Dhamnagar on Friday morning. The 16-year-old was supposed to take the test in English as part of the ongoing Class X Board examinations on the day.
Sources said the student ended his life due to examination pressure. The boy hailed from Kaptipada in Mayurbhanj district and was staying at his uncle’s place in Jahangir Sasan.
Dhamnagar IIC Fanindra Bhusan Nayak said the body was sent for postmortem and further investigation is underway.