Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh): In a tragic incident, a student of Class 12 shot himself with a country-made pistol. The tragedy took place after the father of the Class 12 student failed to arrange money for his school fees. The student, Anoop Kumar, 17, was allegedly humiliated in school. He was told that he would not be permitted to appear for the exams until his dues are cleared.
Anoop’s father, Parmeshwar Dayal, works as a labourer. He told the police Thursday that his son was upset because he could not arrange Rs 8,000 to pay his school fees.
“Anoop had asked for Rs 8,000 Monday. I told him that I am trying to arrange for it. But his school was not ready to wait anymore and they kept pressuring him to deposit the fees. I am a poor labourer and do not have any agricultural land or cattle to sell. Anoop came back home Wednesday from school. He asked for the fees but I did not have the money so he shouted at me. After sometime, we heard a gunshot from his room. We rushed and found him lying in a pool of blood. He died on the spot. I will never be able to forgive myself in life,” Parmeshwar told reporters here Thursday.
Superintendent of Police (city) Sanjay Kumar also repeated more or less the same statement.”The boy’s father told us that his son killed himself because he could not arrange the money for his school fees,” said Kumar.
Nigohi station house officer Manohar Singh said, “We are trying to find where he got the country-made pistol from. The family has not given any written complaint against the school administration. If they do so, we will look into the matter. We have sent the body for autopsy.”
