KANPUR: A 16-year-old girl hanged herself at her house in Baberu area of Banda on Sunday night after her school allegedly didn’t allow her to write the half-yearly examinations for not paying fees on time.
Reports said Sanjana, daughter of Anant, was studying in Class XII at Vidya Mandir Inter College in Baberu town. She had cleared her high school in the first division.
The family was going through a major financial crisis owing to lockdown. As a result, Sanjana’s father, a daily-wager, was not able to pay her school fee on time, police said, adding "because of this, the school authorities didn’t allow her to write her half-yearly examinations."
“She was a meritorious student and had appeared in two papers, but on Saturday when she went to the college the authorities there did not permit her to write the examination, citing non-payment of dues. This led her into depression and late on Sunday night, she hanged herself from the ceiling fan in her room,” the girl’s father stated in his police complaint.
“We have received a complaint from the girl’s father in this regard and investigations are continuing,” said Inspector Baberu Kotwali Bhaskar Mishra.
On the other hand, the school authorities have denied the allegation by the victim’s family.
“We have not at all debarred the girl from writing her exam. Allegations levelled by the girl’s father are baseless. There are many other students who have been permitted to write their half-yearly examination despite not clearing their dues. Also, the girl’s younger brother, who is a class XI student of Science, is pursuing studies free of cost,” said college manager Visheshwar Prasad Pandey.
The police said that the victim had not left behind any suicide note.