Gorakhpur, September 22
Upset over being punished by a teacher, a Class V student in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison.
The 11-year-old, Navneet Prakash, a student of St. Anthony's Convent School, was allegedly punished at school on September 15, after which he died at BRD Medical College on Wednesday.
A suicide note was recovered from his schoolbag in which he claimed that he had decided to end his life as he was subjected to harsh punishment by his teacher.
In the note, Navneet said, "Papa, today is my first exam and my class teacher kept me crying till 9.15 am. I was kept standing for three periods. She only listens to her sycophants. I am going to end my life today. Please ask my ma'am not to give such a severe punishment to anyone."
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Navneet's last wish, as mentioned in the note, says, "Please ask my teacher not to punish anyone so severely."
Navneet's father has blamed the school authorities.
SP Vinay Kumar Singh said an FIR had been registered at the Shahpur police station under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the IPC.
"We have arrested the teacher, Bhavna, and the matter is being investigated. The parents found the suicide note and a glass wrapped in a polythene from which a foul smell was coming out from his school bag. Probably, he had consumed poison as foam was coming out from his mouth when the family rushed him to hospital," he said. ANI