Rajasthan: Minor found dead near canal in Bikaner, police suspect suicide

The boy’s parents said he was upset after getting only 57% marks in the examination and left home just after the results were announced

Bikaner: A 15-year-old boy who had gone missing after his Class 10 exam results were declared on May 29 has been found dead in a canal in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, police said on Friday.

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Police suspect the teenager died by suicide. The boy’s parents said he was upset after getting only 57% marks in the examination and left home just after the results were announced.

Investigating officer Anoop Singh said that a missing report was filed by the boy’s parents on Wednesday evening, following which a search operation was launched.

Singh said that the minor’s body was recovered about five kilometres away from his village near a canal.

Locals also found a pair of slippers which belonged to the deceased, said police, suspecting that the boy had died by suicide.

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