Second Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya girl suicide in a fortnight

Ranchi | Sunday | 5th February, 2017

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Officer in-charge of Barkagaon police station, Aqil Ahmed said, "The girl committed suicide when other students had gone out for morning assembly. RANCHI: A Class XII student of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), Barkagaon (Hazaribag) committed suicide on Saturday morning.The deceased, Deepa Kumari hanged herself to the ceiling fan at the school hostel's store room at around 9:30 am. "She said while the school wardens and teachers regularly counsel students, the department has come up with 'Udaan', a project to help counsel adolescent children. A lot of people tried to talk to her but she disclosed little," the source said.This is the second incident in 15 days when a student of KGBV has committed suicide. "A source from the school education and literacy department informed that the girl was undergoing counselling at the school..