Five students of class XII, including two girls committed suicide across the State after failing to clear their Higher Secondary Examinations.
The results of the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) came out on Thursday afternoon in which 69.33 per cent students passed. However, less than 24 hours after the MPBSE released results for class XII, five students who failed to clear the Higher Secondary School Certificate examination committed suicide.
While three students committed suicide by hanging; one of them consumed a poisonous substance, while one set herself ablaze. The city witnessed the suicide of Ravi Kumar (18) of Rajiv Nagar who committed suicide by hanging himself at his neighbour's house on Friday. Ravi took the exam again this year to obtain better marks as he cleared the examination last year but got third division.
However, the results this time were even more shocking as he failed in two subjects, prompting him to take the extreme step.
Suicides were reported from Bhopal, Sehore, Tikamgarh, Betul and Satna districts also.
Jyoti Ahirwar (17) set herself ablaze after pouring kerosene on her body in Minora village near this district headquarters early on Friday. She was rushed to the district hospital where she succumbed to her burns during treatment.
In another incident, Pinky (20) took the extreme step by hanging herself in her room in Betul on Thursday night. She was rushed to the District Hospital where she died during treatment, the hospital sources said.
Similarly, one Pawan Malviya (18) resident of Khajuria Javar village in Sehore District also committed suicide by hanging himself from a mango tree after failing in the examination on Thursday night. He failed last year and this year he got supplementary in one subject. The body was sent for post-mortem, police added.
The last suicide was reported in Satna where Anil Patel committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance at his farm after failing to clear the examinations and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.