Student commits suicide over denial of hall ticket

Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, Mar 6(UNI) A 17-year-old senior intermediate student committed suicide by hanging himself to a ceiling fan at his residence in Tadipalligudem town in West Godavari district last night.

Police said the student, Srinivas, who was studying intermediate in a private college at Tadepalligudem, was rejected his hall ticket to appear for the annual examination which began yesterday, due to lack of attendance.

Srinivas's request for the issuance of a hall ticket was rejected by the management, citing Government order, which stipulates a minimum of 60 per cent attendance. The boy, however, had only 49 per cent to his credit.

On hearing the news, the family members of the deceased and student organisations squatted in front of the college gate, demanding an inquiry into this incident. However, there was no interruption in the examinations in the town, police added.

As a precautionary measure, security was tightened at the examination centres, UNI