Vikarabad: Class 10 student ends life after being scolded by teacher

A 16-year-old student committed suicide after being scolded by the school teacher. The incident occurred at Kulakacharla mandal of Vikarabad district on Friday.

The boy, Harikrishna was studying 10th standard at a private school in Kulakacharla. He is a native of Chellapur village. It is learned that the boy was scolded by his teacher Ramesh in front of his classmates following which, he went into depression. He hanged himself at his home in the absence of his parents.

Based on the complaint lodged by the boy's parents, the police registered a case and the teacher is being questioned.

The schools across Telangana were re-opened on February 1 after nine months for Class 9 and 10 students. The death of the boy came as a shocker to the parents nearly a week after the school re-opened.