A Telangana class 11 student committed suicide after being turned away from the exam center on the grounds that he was purportedly late. The student, named Tekum Siva Kumar, committed suicide in the Adilabad district by plunging into the Satnala dam. The afternoon of Thursday, February 29, saw the recovery of his body. It has been reported that he apologized to his father in a suicide note.
“I am sorry, daddy, forgive me. I am not able to cope with this trauma. You have done a lot for me, but I am not able to do anything for you. I have never felt this bad. I have missed the exam for the first time. I am feeling terrible,” reads the purported suicide note in Telugu. It was found along with his wrist watch and wallet. Heart-wrenching scene unfolded when Kumar’s family members broke into tears as his body was bring fetched out.
Intermediate student in #Adilabad #Telangana #TekumSivaKumar died by suicide after he was not allowed into exam centre because officials scrupulously followed #NotEvenOneMinuteLate rule of #TSBIE; teenager left heartwrenching note for dad, saying sorry #StudentSuicide #ExamStress pic.twitter.com/MGDn4XzT0b
— Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) February 29, 2024
It is said that Kumar arrived late to the exam location. The exam center officials strictly enforced the controversial “not even one minute late” rule, which prevented Kumar from showing up for the intermediate exam.
The Telangana State Education Board’s “not even one minute late” policy, which prohibits students from showing up for the test even if they arrive at the testing location one minute late, has come under fire once more as a result of Kumar’s suicide.
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