A Delhi teenager died by suicide at Rajendra Place Metro Station. Initial reports say a note was recovered in which the student accused some teachers of repeated harassment and humiliation.

The father of the Class 10 student said his son could not bear the humiliation and was often scolded by one of his teachers.

Student suicides in India have reached a record high, with 13,892 cases in 2023, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). This is a 6.5% rise from 2022, 6.1% from 2021, and 10.8% from 2020.

Overall suicides in India also increased by 23.2% in 2023, reaching 1,71,418 cases. Over the past five years, student suicides have risen sharply, 34.4% since 2019 and 64.9% over the last decade.

This raises important questions: Are schools and families missing the warning sig

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