A Class 10 student
in Odisha allegedly killed himself by consuming poison because his
parents couldn't pay the Rs.250 fine imposed by the school for
attendance shortage and he was subsequently refused permission to sit
for a test, police said Thursday.
Alekh Chandra Mandal, a resident
of Khandahar village in the district of Balasore, about 210 km from
here, was the son of a couple who earned daily wages, police inspector
M.K. Deo told IANS.
The 15−year−old was to sit for a
test beginning Thursday. However, the school authorities asked him to
pay fine to appear in the test.
The boy was upset after his parents expressed their inability to arrange the money in short notice.
The boy, who consumed poison Wednesday, died in a hospital after several hours of treatment.
Though no suicide note was
recovered, police have started investigation after registering a case
against the school headmaster on the basis of a complaint lodged by the
boy's father, Deo said.
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