Having failed to clear first semester examinations a 19-year-old engineering student allegedly committed suicide by hanging with the ceiling at his Bharat Nagar residence under Shahpura police station area on Wednesday. The deceased identified as Ankit Tiwari was rushed to a nearby hospital after he was found hanging at his apartment by his cousin where he was declared dead.
The deceased was pursuing his engineering degree from the Radharaman Institute of Science and Technology. Nothing could be concluded from the suicide note which was recovered from the house but it was found that the deceased was not able to clear his first semester examinations, a police officer investigating the case told this reporter.
Victim’s father Pradeep Tiwari works with the State police and is currently posted as head constable in Rewa. The information of suicide surfaced after Pradeep Tiwari was not able to contact the deceased. Investigation Officer Sub-Inspector Chandrashekhar Parashar said that the deceased had failed in the first semester exams, which could be the reason behind the suicide and another aspect that came to fore in the initial investigation was rejection of his love proposal by a girl.
The reason could not be ascertained and would be investigated in the further investigation, he added. On Wednesday, when father Pradeep Tiwari called the deceased on his mobile phone, he did not respond and later his father informed his nephew who went to check and found that the deceased was hanging. later, police were informed and the body was sent for post-mortem after preliminary investigation by the police and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered by the police.