Class XII student commits suicide

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, February 25

A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide in the district on Thursday.

She reportedly killed herself by jumping off the third floor of her school. She was studying in Class XII at a private school in Bhogpur.

The deceased has been identified as Alpana, daughter of Charanjit Singh. While the father of the girl is abroad, she was living with her mother and brother at Palke village in Bhogpur.

The school management said although the student had jumped off the building, no blood stain was found from the spot. The girl had, however, received a deep injury in her head, after which she was taken to a private hospital. Seeing her critical condition, the doctors referred her to another hospital, where she was declared brought dead. Further probe is underway, the police said. A team of cops, including ASI Navdeep Kaur, reached the school immediately after the incident. While it was hard to ascertain the exact reason of suicide, SHO Bhogpur said, as per teachers, the girl was in depression due to her studies. She sat for her English exam before taking the extreme step. Meanwhile, no suicide note was recovered from the spot.