3 schoolkids ended life in 2 months

LUCKNOW: The state capital has seen three suicides by school children in two months. On February 10, a class X student Himanshu Patel hanged himself in Naka. He was also in depression. In an earlier case, a class

VIII

student

Shivam

had hanged himself at his

Vrindavan Colony

residence on December 9, 2017. During investigation it was found that he was suffering from depression.

On Friday, a class X student

Shadab

hanged himself. It was found that he was also in depression and was neither interacting with friends since last 2-3 days nor was he eating properly at home.


“He used to lock himself in his room for hours,” said

Ghazipur

CO Avnishwar Srivastava. The autopsy report has revealed that Shadab had committed suicide.

Child welfare committee member

Sangeeta Sharma

told TOI that children in tender age become impulsive and aggressive if they don’t have anyone to share their feelings and emotions. The resulting hopelessness and depression pushes them towards suicide.