10th grade student attempts suicide in Maharashtra school; investigation launched
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Maharashtra: A tenth grade student tried suicide At the government-aided school ashram in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, a 17-year-old student tried to hang herself with a scarf inside the school’s washroom. The incident took place at a school in Ransheth on September 2. State Tribal Project staff have been sent to the school to investigate the matter and file a report, Dahanu Project official Satyam Gandhi told PTI.
“When she did not come out for a long time, teachers and security personnel rushed in and took her to the Kasa Government Hospital. She was shifted to Silvassa for advanced treatment. The reason for their action is not known and we are awaiting the report from the Tribal Project Officer,” he said.
In a similar incident, a 30-year-old student hanged himself in his dorm room in Delhi on August 27. The deceased was a medical student of Maulana Azad Medical College, MAMC. He was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his dorm room and no suicide note was found in the room.
India Student suicide The rate has exceeded the general trend
According to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), over the past two decades, student suicides have grown at an alarming annual rate of 4 percent, twice the national average. In 2022, male students made up 53 percent of total student suicides. Between 2021 and 2022, male student suicides decreased by 6 percent, while female student suicides increased by 7 percent. To read more,Click here.
(With contributions from PTI)
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