Upset over poor score, 2 students end lives

New Delhi, May 29: Upset over not scoring good marks in the Class 10 CBSE board exam, two students allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves on Tuesday in separate areas of Delhi, the police said.

The incidents were reported from Kakrola and Vasant Kunj areas of the national capital.

One of the deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar Meena ( 17). He was a student of Dwarka’s M. R. Vivekananda Model School.

Meena, a resident of Kakrola, was rushed to a local hospital soon after the incident, but was declared brought dead, the police said.

The police said they got a call around 3.45 pm regarding the incident.

No suicide note was recovered, but the police suspect he was upset after the results.

In the second incident, Pragya Pandey, a 15year- old student of Ryan International School, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, the police said.

She secured 70 per cent marks.

Pandey wanted to pursue science and felt that she won’t be able to pursue it due to a low percentage, the police added.

No suicide note was found. Her father works in Enforcement Directorate, the police said.

The Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE) declared the Class 10 board exam results on Tuesday.