Body of student found in hanging position in classroom
Mandya, July 31: A PU student committed suicide by hanging himself in classroom at Mandavya Excellence PU College on the outskirts of the city.
The deceased student is identified as Niranjan (17), son of Kulagere Swamy in Maddur taluk. He was studying his second PU and staying in the hostel.
On Monday evening, he was with his classmates, but later he was missing. At around 9 pm, he was found in a hanging position at Hindi classroom. Though he was rushed to the hospital, he died on the way.
It is said that he was under depression for scoring just 5 marks out of 50 in mathematics test on July 26, and due to the death of his grandfather. Tensed situation created in the college campus. But the police took the situation under control. Suspecting foul-play in the death of his son, Swamy lodged a complaint at the rural police station and the police have been investigating the issue.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
