15-Year-Old Boy Kills Himself After He Failed 3 Subjects In His 10th Grade Examination

A 15-year-old boy allegedly killed himself after he failed to clear three subjects in his 10th-grade examinations in Perumbakkam, Chennai, India on Monday, June 20.

The deceased teen boy, identified as Mukesh of Ezhil Nagar in Perumbakkam, was reportedly studying 10th grade in a government school and recently took his board examinations. However, when the results came out recently, Mukesh realized that he did not pass the Class 10 board tests this year as he did not clear three subjects in the examination.

On Monday, June 20, after checking the exam results, Mukesh felt upset and depressed and refused to talk to anyone. Later that night, depressed over his failure, Mukesh allegedly killed himself by hanging a noose inside his room, DT Next reported.

Following the incident, the Perumbakkam police responded to the scene, retrieved the boy's body, and sent it for an autopsy at the Chromepet Government Hospital. The authorities have also registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.

Mukesh's father reportedly passed away a few years ago and, since then, he's been raised and looked after by his mother Selvi.

In a similar but unrelated incident, A 16-year-old girl reportedly killed herself after scoring poor marks in an examination in Jawaddi Kalan, Punjab, India on Sunday, April 3, Latin Times reported.

The teenager, identified as Harneet Kaur, a 10th-grade school student, was reportedly eagerly waiting to know the results of her pre-board examination. However, when the result came out on Saturday, April 2, Kaur realized that she had scored poorly in the examination. Kaur, who reportedly became upset over her performance, decided to end her life.

The next day, on Sunday, April 3, Kaur allegedly hung herself from a noose tied to a ceiling fan at her house. Kaur's younger sister later found the teen's lifeless body and alerted her parents. The girl's family immediately rushed her to a private hospital for treatment. However, doctors at the facility declared her dead upon arrival.

“Harneet was a Class X student and wanted to pursue medical in Class XI. She was upset after the pre-board results were declared,” Inspector Labh Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) of Dugri Police Station, said.