Dejected by failure in examination a first year engineering student of a private college here allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train at Rachna Nagar under Govindpura police station area on Wednesday.
Police said at around 7 pm on Wednesday the deceased Shiwang Upadhyay was found in an unconscious state and when he was rushed to a nearby hospital he was declared brought dead. The victim was a first year student of an engineering college and was pursuing his degree from Technocrats Institute of Technology (TIT). He hailed from Ganjbasoda of Vidisha district and used to live at a rented apartment with his friends. Police were informed and after preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem. Although no suicide note was recovered but the reason of the alleged suicide which surfaced during the investigation was the failure in the examinations faced by the victim. The victim was not able to clear all the subjects and those subjects burdened him which he was not able to bear and succumbed to the pressure taking the extreme step, said police.
Police said that the statements of family members, friends and classmates are yet to be recorded. Family members have denied any foul play in the death of the victim. Officials of the College management are going to be questioned during further investigation as it has not been confirmed that the student was weak in studies or his failure was conspired, told the police.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation in the case.