Puttur: A depressed first PU student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself here at Kolthige village on April 18.
The deceased has been identified as Puneeth (17) from Atoli near Kolthige Bayampady in Puttur.
He was a first PU student of a nearby private college.
He had secured 93% marks in the SSLC examination, yet was depressed for the past few days and had stopped talking to family members.
He had skipped the first PU annual exams too due to depression.
On April 18, he committed suicide by hanging himself in the bathroom.
A case has been registered at Sampya police station.
The deceased is survived by parents and a sister.
