Unable to reach exam centre on time, student ends life in Telangana
Hyderabad, Feb 29: An Intermediate second-year student, who was "not able" to reach the examination centre on time allegedly committed suicide by jumping into an irrigation project in Adilabad district on Thursday, police said.
Tekum Siva Kumar, 17-year-old student, belonging to Mangurla village of the district, was to appear for a paper during the ongoing Intermediate year-end exams and reached Adilabad town by 9.15 am, they said.
The candidates writing the exam were supposed to reach and occupy their seat in the examination hall by 8.30 am. The exam was to be held from 9 am to 12 noon.
The Intermediate Board implements a rule of not allowing the students for examinations even if they are late by one minute.
At around 9.30 am, the student left for his village but he allegedly jumped into the irrigation project while on his way back home and drowned, police said.
Asked on reports that the student was denied entry into the examination hall for being late, police said the student did not go to the exam centre itself as he had reached Adilabad late.
The body was retrieved, police said adding a suicide note purportedly written by the student said he resorted to the extreme step as he was late for the exam and he missed an exam for the first time in his life.
In the heart-wrenching letter addressed to his father, the boy expressed deep anguish and apologised for allegedly not being able to do anything for him, though his father had done a lot to him.
A case was registered. Probe is on.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
