Kancheepuram: Fear of failure prompts class 10 girl to commit suicide

Chennai: A 15-year-old girl hanged herself at her home in Kancheepuram on Monday, allegedly because she feared that she would fail in her class 10 examination.

The police have identified the girl as S Sandhiya resident of Thantharaipettai in Kancheepuram, who studied at the Morapakkam government higher secondary school in Madurantakam.

Her body was found hanging from the ceiling early on Monday morning by her father after breaking open the door to her room. She was taken to hospital but declared dead on arrival.

Though no suicide note has been found, the police suspect that fear of failing in the exam could have triggered the extreme step.

A case has been registered with the Madurantakam police and further investigation is underway. The body was sent for post-mortem to the Kancheepuram government hospital and later handed over to the parents.