A 13-year-old girl student of a government school committed suicide in the toilet on the premises on Wednesday. Police gave the name of the victim as Durga Devi, daughter of Ezhumalai of Meyyathur near Chidambaram.
Police said the girl studying in Class VIII would come to the school in the morning and open the classrooms after collecting the keys from a house near the school. The girl would also return the keys after school hours.
On Wednesday, the girl came to the school in the morning. The incident came to light after the teacher while marking attendance found her missing. On search, the teachers found the girl hanging from a toilet on the premises.
The body was retrieved and sent for post-mortem to the Chidambaram General Hospital. A case has been registered and further investigations are on. Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the State’s health helpline 104 and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050.