A 17-year-old student in Thane, who scored 95.7% in Class 12 science, died by suicide after failing to secure admission to his preferred IIEST Shibpur BS-MS programme. Police said he had expressed distress over his academic setback and found no foul play in the case.
Thane: Apparently distressed over not able to secure admission in the higher education institute of his choice, a 17-year-old student, who secured 95.7 per cent marks in his Class 12 science exams, committed suicide in Thane city, police said on Monday.
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The teenager, whose family resided in an upscale housing complex in Hiranandani Estate on Ghodbunder Road, sent a message to his family's WhatsApp group stating his intention to end his life. However, before anyone could intervene, the boy jumped to his death from the 22nd-floor refuge area of a residential building on Friday evening (September 4), they said.
The teenager recently passed his Class 12 science exams with a score of 95.7 per cent and aspired to pursue a BS-MS dual degree at the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur (Kolkata), according to police.
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