Pune: Residents of the servants' quarters at the University of Pune saw smoke emanating from one of the houses and informed the police, who broke open the door to find a teenaged boy had set himself ablaze.
The police said it looked like Prashant Suresh Shinde (16) committed suicide because he was under tremendous mental stress after having failed to clear his SSC for the second time.
"The incident took place when Prashant's parents and elder sisters were out for work," said Police Inspector Mahadev Chavan of the Chatushrungi police station.
G G Jangamwad, PRO of the University of Pune, said the deceased was the son of a university employee.
"The deceased boy was the son of a peon who works in the Geology Department. He was neither a student nor an employee (of the university)," said Jangamwad. "He had apparently had some quarrel, after which he locked himself in a room and committed the act. As soon as it was discovered, our officials informed the police, who immediately rushed him to a hospital. We don't know what happened after that."
Chavan said the boy was taken to Sassoon General Hospital.
"He was decaled dead upon admission," said Chavan. "We have not recovered a suicide note from his home and we suspect that the boy was depressed after he failed in his SSC exams recently. We also came to know that his father wanted him to study further, but he had great difficulties in his studies."
The police said it looked like Prashant Suresh Shinde (16) committed suicide because he was under tremendous mental stress after having failed to clear his SSC for the second time.
"The incident took place when Prashant's parents and elder sisters were out for work," said Police Inspector Mahadev Chavan of the Chatushrungi police station.
"The deceased boy was the son of a peon who works in the Geology Department. He was neither a student nor an employee (of the university)," said Jangamwad. "He had apparently had some quarrel, after which he locked himself in a room and committed the act. As soon as it was discovered, our officials informed the police, who immediately rushed him to a hospital. We don't know what happened after that."
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"He was decaled dead upon admission," said Chavan. "We have not recovered a suicide note from his home and we suspect that the boy was depressed after he failed in his SSC exams recently. We also came to know that his father wanted him to study further, but he had great difficulties in his studies."
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