Student found hanging in hostel in Karnataka's Bidar

Basavakalyan (Bidar district): An SSLC student was found hanging in his hostel room at Jawahar Navodaya School at Narayanapur in the taluk on Wednesday.

Sharath (16), a native of Manthal in the district, is the deceased. The incident came to light after his hostelmates noticed him hanging from the ceiling of his room in the morning.

A suicide note found in the hostel room read: “Sorry mummy, daddy, Please forgive me. I love you.” The Basavakalyan police have registered a case of unnatural death.

Meanwhile, the state child protection commission has taken a suo motu cognizance of the incident.