The body of a class 8 student was found hanged behind his school in Uttar Pradesh under suspicious circumstances. (Representative image)
The director of the school in Ranipatti village said the student, Dilip Yadav (13), had not come to classes in recent days.
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- Last updated:May 10, 2022, 12:32 IST
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The body of a class 8 student was found hanged under suspicious circumstances behind his school in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, police said. The director of the school in Ranipatti village said the student, Dilip Yadav (13), had not come to classes in recent days.
Monday morning, an outsider came to Composite School Rani Patti and said a student with a scarf was hanging from the window at the back, Inspector-in-Charge Madiyahun, KK Choubey, said. School staff rushed to the scene and he was unwound and rushed to the Community Health Center where the doctor pronounced him dead.
Principal Shashank Mishra said the student has not come to the school for the past three days. It was not known when he came to the schoolhouse and took the extreme step, he said. Police took the body into custody and sent it for autopsy, he added.
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