The boy lived in the hostel room with five other students, police said. (Representative)
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Police on Sunday said they have recovered a suicide note after the death of a student at a school hostel in Haryana’s Rewari, where he alleged that he was “harassed by the school” and that the “atmosphere was not good”.
On Friday, police had said that no suicide note was found, but after recovering the note, they have registered a case under IPC section 306 (abetment to suicide).
The 16-year-old wrote in his suicide letter: “The atmosphere here is not good and I am being harassed. Teachers don’t teach and they are all busy making money illegally. It is not possible for everyone to become an officer. I asked everyone to pick me up from school, but to no avail. My friends cheated on me too. I am so fed up and can’t take it anymore.” The class 11 student committed suicide on Friday by jumping from the balcony of his hostel room on the third floor of the building in the early hours of the day, police said.
The incident happened at the hostel built on the school premises in Gothra-Pali village, they said.
He left a suicide note accusing school authorities of harassing him, they said.
A case of abetment to suicide has been registered against unknown persons at Khol police station, police added.
The boy lived in the hostel room along with five other students, they said.
Rewari DSP (city) Pawan Kumar said, “We have retrieved CCTV footage and are examining it. The matter is being investigated from all sides.” The school principal said a three-member committee has been formed to investigate the matter.
“This committee will find out at its own level who is responsible for the student’s suicide. The committee will work separately from the police investigation. Only after an investigation can we say anything about this,” said the director.
The victim, a resident of Mahendergarh district, was studying in the school and living in the hostel for the past six years, police said.
After the suicide note was recovered, the victim’s family filed a complaint against the school and an FIR was registered on Saturday, they said.
The boy has three sisters and was the youngest child. In addition to his studies, he performed well in sports.
DSP Kumar said the body was handed over to the family after conducting an autopsy.
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