Chennai: A 13-year-old girl jumped from the third floor of her school building in a bid to end her life. According to police, Sindhu (name changed) is a resident of Third Street, Virugambakkam.
A class eight student of Jaigopal Garodia Government Girls School, Virugambakkam, Sindhu was allegedly reprimanded by her Tamil teacher for not completing homework. She was subsequently asked to bring her parents to school for a meeting.
Upset with this, she jumped from the third floor. Police said she was rushed to the hospital and has suffered a fracture. No complaint has been registered in this regard.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated case, an 18-year-old girl committed suicide at Chintadripet.According to sources, Kumudha was a student of a private college in Guindy and she also worked part-time at a electrical company.
She lived with her mother Vimala (40) and a brother who is studying class four. Her father Manohar passed away years ago. Yesterday afternoon, her mother had stepped out to give lunch to her son at his school. When she returned she found the door of the house locked and Kumudha was not responding to the calls.
Along with neighbours, the door was broke open. They found Kumudha hanging from the ceiling. Police arrived at the spot and sent her body to Government Royapettah Hospital for post mortem. Chintadripet police have registered a case.