Boy dies by suicide after failing in CBSE Class 12 exam in US Nagar

Rudrapur: An 18-year-old student allegedly died by suicide after failing the CBSE Class 12 examination in Udham Singh Nagar district on Wednesday night.A resident of Mahuwakheraganj, Dron Chaudhary was the only son of former municipal chairman Arvind Kumar Chaudhary. He was studying at Heritage School in Kashipur.Police said Dron checked his results online shortly after CBSE announced the Class 12 results on Wednesday evening, and appeared deeply upset over the outcome. He later allegedly hanged himself in a bathroom at his house.His mother, Seema Chaudhary, who was in another room at the time, discovered him hanging and alerted family members. He was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.Circle officer (CO) Prashant Kumar, ITI police station in-charge Inspector Vikram Rathore and Paiga outpost in-charge Jaswinder Singh reached the house and began an investigation. “Prima facie, the boy was distressed after the examination result. Further proceedings are underway,” said CO Kumar.Police said the family did not wish to conduct a postmortem.