Criticized by mom over studies, 16-year-old girl hangs self

NAGPUR: A 16-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself after being pulled up by mother for not studying properly. Alisha Bajaj, a tenth standard student, was already disturbed as she couldn't appear for her school unit test on Monday due to poor health.
She was among the bright students in her class and would always be among the first five.Her elder brother Ajay told TOI Alisha was "dejected and feeling restless as she couldn't appear for the exam." Around 4pm on Monday, Alisha's mother Kanta found her hanging from the shower at their Gurukrupa Palace residence in Wardhaman Nagar. A case of an accidental death was registered at Lakadganj police station. Just hours before on the same day, a 13-year-old Abhilasha Patil, a resident of Bezonbagh, had hanged herself in the bathroom for unknown reason.
Alisha's extreme step has shocked her parents Kanhaiyalal and Kanta and siblings Anjali, Jahnvi and Ajay. Kanhaiyalal owns a grains godown in Kalamna while Kanta is a homemaker. "Apart from being studious and hardworking, Alisha was always very active in extra curricular activities," Ajay said. He informed that on Sunday, the family had planned an outing for the day and hence Alisha couldn't prepare for her exam on Monday. She was having her maths test at the school in morning. Besides, she was also having her test series at tuition classes.
"Despite the outing, Alisha studied the whole night and didn't take proper rest. She studied continuously from midnight to 3am. After an hour's rest, she studied again in the morning," he said. Though Alisha went to school, she felt uneasy before test and was sent home by teachers. When she returned, Alisha didn't speak to anyone. Kanta forced her to eat something and Alisha again went to her room.
"Seeing her so depressed, mother suggested that she study regularly instead of studying at the eleventh hour. This angered her and she again locked herself in the room. An hour later, she went into the bathroom and hanged herself," Ajay said. The suicide came to light when she didn't respond for a long time and Ajay broke the bathroom door.
An inconsolable Ajay said their mom would always appreciate Alisha for her academic work. "She was only suggesting a better way but Alisha took it badly," added Ajay. Alisha did not leave any suicide note.