TIRUCHY: Unable to cope up with online classes, a 19-year-old first-year BA English student allegedly died by suicide at her house at Sangiliyandapuram in Tiruchy on Monday.
Lalitha, whose parents run a grocery shop in the locality, had been attending online classes from August 25 as part of the BA English she had enrolled in at a private college here. According to police, the girl had studied in a Tamil medium corporation school at Keelaran Salai in the city and struggled to follow the lessons in English online.
She had reportedly chosen the English course along with her school friends. She had attended four hours of classes online daily for the past 10 days and had told her parents that she was finding it difficult to follow the lessons. Her parents attempted to convince her that she would be able to follow the classes better once college reopened, police said.
However, she feared that it was her Tamil medium schooling that was a barrier to her understanding the lessons in English. According to police, on Sunday night, while alone at home, she ended her life. Her parents found her body when they returned from their shop. Palakarai police filed a case and started an investigation.
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