A student of the Basta area in Baleswar district reportedly committed suicide after knowing that he failed in the Matriculations examinations, results of which were published on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Sankarsan Sethi of Pundarungi village, was a student of the Gandhiji High School, Mandurukula in the Sadar area.
He consumed poison after knowing about his bad performance. Though family members rushed him to the Basta Community Health Centre, doctors declared him dead there.