Matric Result Fear Ablazed A Student In Ganjam
- 07-Jul-2022
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Digapahandi: A 15-year-old girl student allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire at Digapahandi Rani Sahi in Ganjam district with just two hours left for declaration of the Matric Board result on Wednesday. Later, it was known that she passed the exam with first division marks.
According to reports, the deceased student has been identified as Kalpana Jena, daughter of Kalia Jena of Kharda village near Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district. She was staying with her uncle Narasimha Jena in Digapahandi Rani Sahir after the board examination.
Sources said the incident occurred at around 11 am, when some neighbours heard the girl’s cry and thick smoke emanating from her room. Though they broke opened the door, by then she was completely charred and died soon after.
It was learned that the minor girl committed suicide by pouring kerosene on her body and setting herself on fire with the door of her room locked from inside. Besides, no other relatives were also present in the house when she took the extreme step.
As per sources, the deceased girl was studying at Sridhaam Shishu Vidya Mandir in Padmanabhapur village near Digapahandi and staying at the hostel as her father was staying in Sikkim for work and her mother had passed away a few years ago. After appearing the Class 10 board exam, she was staying at her uncle’s house in Digapahandi area. However, she today set herself ablaze and was charred to death.
