Andhra Pradesh: 9 School student die by suicide hours after Class 11, 12 Exam results

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, nine students died by suicide in Andhra Pradesh after class 11 and class 12 exams  results were declared on Wednesday by the Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Examination.

According to reports, two other students are said to have attempted suicide.

This year, as many as 10 lakh students have appeared for the exam.  Over 61 per cent student cleared class 11 exam while 72 per cent cleared class 12 exam.

Media reports said that one of the student identified as B Tarun (17) killed himself by jumping in front of a train. He hailed from Dandu Gopalapuram village of the distric. It is said that Tarun was disheartened after he failed in many papers.

While, sixteen year old girl died by suicide at her residence at Trinadhapuram. She was also upset after failing in few subjects of the intermediate first year. She was from Visakhapatnam district.

One 18 year old killed himself by hanging at his residence in the Kancharapalem locality of Visakhapatnam. Reports said that he failed one of the subjects in the intermediate second year.