Bantwal: A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday night when a 15-year-old SSLC student committed suicide by hanging himself in the toilet of his home in Benjanapadavu.

The deceased has been identified as Bhavya Acharya, son of Udaya Acharya. Bhavya was a class 10 student at Saint Dominic's English Medium School in Badakabailu. According to his family, he may have taken this drastic step due to academic pressure.

The incident took place around 7:30 PM when Bhavya went to the toliet to take a bath. When he did not return by 8:00 PM, his mother knocked on the door. After receiving no response, she broke the door open and discovered that Bhavya had hanged himself.

Despite being rushed to a private hospital, doctors confirmed that Bhavya was already deceased.

A case has been registered at the Bantwal Police Station, and further investigations are underway.

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Gwalior(PTI): A 20-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her father and her cousin for refusing to marry the man chosen by the family in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place in Gola ka Mandir area on Tuesday night, said City Superintendent of Police Nagendra Singh Sikarwar.

Tanu Gurjar, the victim, was to get married on January 18, but she was not ready to marry the man chosen by her family, he said.

She had a heated argument with her father, following which he allegedly shot her with a country-made firearm, while his nephew Rahul shot her with a pistol, the official said.

While Rahul escaped, the deceased's father Mahesh Singh Gurjar (45) remained at the spot brandishing the weapon. A police team rushed to the house after getting information and arrested him, the CSP said.

The woman suffered four bullet injuries, he said, adding that a manhunt is on to nab her cousin.

Further investigation is underway.