Chhatarpur (MP): A 17-year-old girl student died by suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, apparently after failing in her Class 12 board exam, police said on Thursday.
This is the second such death after the MP Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) declared results for its Class 10 and Class 12 exams on Wednesday.
The latest incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Nowgong police station, Sub Divisional Officer of Police Amit Meshram told PTI.
The student, Shivani Ahirwar, took her life by consuming a poisonous substance, he said.
"Prima facie, the case appears to be a suicide due to failure in the examination," the official said, adding that police are probing the matter.
In a similar incident, a 20-year-old student died by suicide in Morena on Wednesday after failing to clear the Class 12 examination, police said. Officials said locals had informed the police that the student had shot himself.
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