Student of Mount Carmel School hangs herself to death; school closed today
Student of Mount Carmel School hangs herself to death; school closed today
A 14-year-old girl, a student of Class 9 at Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, Chandigarh, was found hanging in the bathroom of her house in Phase 11 Mohali due to which the school has been closed today as a mark of respect to the victim.
Victim’s grandfather was the first one to find her hanging from the grills of ventilator in the washroom. The family took her to GMCH-32, where she was declared brought dead.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ramandeep Singh said, “As per the family, she was under study-related stress since she was scoring low marks. We have initiated inquest proceedings.”
The school administration released a statement, saying, “The school has counsellors to deal with children, and teachers are also well versed how to deal with the students. She was average in studies and there were no indications that she was facing any kind of difficulty.”
School principal Parveena John Singh said, “We came to know about the suicide in the afternoon and we sent a team of staff members to convey our condolences to the bereaved family.”
The police said victim’s grandfather went for using the washroom at around 3.30am and found the door closed from inside. He knocked repeatedly, but there was no response from inside. The door was then broke open the door.
Phase 11 SHO Gurpreet Singh Bains said, “So far nothing suspicious has come out, but investigation is on.”
-PTC News
