Jabalpur (MP): A 13-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide after failing in the class 8 examinations in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur city, police said on Monday.

About The Incident

The incident took place on Saturday in the Bhola Nagar locality under the Madhotal police station area.

The boy, son of a tailor, committed suicide by hanging himself from an iron rod using a scarf when he was alone at home, Deputy Superintendent of Police BS Gathoriya said.

His elder brother, who is pursuing a graduation course, reached home in the evening.

When the boy did not open the door, the elder sibling scaled a wall to enter the house. He found his younger brother hanging and took him to a hospital where doctors declared him dead, the official said.

As per the initial investigation, the boy failed in the class 8 exams, the results of which were declared on Friday, and this might have led him to take the extreme step, he said.

Further investigation was underway, the police added.

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