HOWRAH: A Class X girl committed suicide in Howrahs Nischinda on Thursday evening for not being able to attend her schools online classes as she didnt have a computer or a smartphone. The deceased, Shibani Kumari Sau (16), was found hanging in her room at Nischindas Rajchandrapur. No suicide note was found in the room.
Her father Santu Sau, a truck owner-cum-driver, said Shibani studied in an English-medium school in Bally. “She was my youngest child. Before lockdown 1.0, my wife, my eldest son and I went to our native home in Bihars Samastipur. Shibani and my other son Shivom stayed back at Nischinda. The siblings shared a smartphone, which got damaged after it accidentally fell from Shivoms hand on March 26. They could not get it repaired during the lockdown.”
“Shibanis online classes commenced 10 days ago. She feared she would fail for being unable to attend online classes and was very depressed. She called me on Wednesday from another mobile phone — a push-button handset — and informed me of her concerns. I told her that I would get back to Nischinda and buy her a smartphone. I asked her not to get disheartened and gather the class notes she had missed from her classmates. I obviously couldnt drive it into her,” Santu said.
On Thursday, Shivom left for his cricket practice after lunch. On returning around 6pm, he grew suspiciouRead More – Source
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