New Delhi: A 16-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide after failing in two subjects in the CBSE Class 12 exams in East Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area, police said on Monday.
Arjun Saxena's body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room at the paying-guest accommodation where he was staying on rent, an official said, adding that no suicide note was found.
The police had to break the door of the room, the officer said.
Saxena, a resident of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, had come to Delhi to prepare for the Class 12 exams as well as engineering entrance exams.
He had failed in two subjects in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE Class-12 exam, the results of which were declared on Monday) and was depressed, the officer said, citing statements of other people staying in paying-guest accommodation. ,
Police said Saxena's family members have been informed and the body has been kept in the mortuary for post-mortem.
He said an investigation is being conducted to find out the exact reason behind this extreme step.
Arjun Saxena's body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room at the paying-guest accommodation where he was staying on rent, an official said, adding that no suicide note was found.
The police had to break the door of the room, the officer said.
Saxena, a resident of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, had come to Delhi to prepare for the Class 12 exams as well as engineering entrance exams.
He had failed in two subjects in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE Class-12 exam, the results of which were declared on Monday) and was depressed, the officer said, citing statements of other people staying in paying-guest accommodation. ,
Police said Saxena's family members have been informed and the body has been kept in the mortuary for post-mortem.
He said an investigation is being conducted to find out the exact reason behind this extreme step.
