UP: class 10 student dies by suicide; police suspect love affair

A 17-year-old student, who recently cleared his class 10 exams, allegedly died by suicide inside a library he owned here on Friday, police said on Friday, suspecting it to be a love affair case. Shukla said police reached the spot after receiving information from the victims father, and found Kuldeep hanging by a towel.

A 17-year-old student, who recently cleared his class 10 exams, allegedly died by suicide inside a library he owned here on Friday, police said on Friday, suspecting it to be a love affair case. Alinagar police station in-charge Ghanshyam Shukla said the incident took place in ward No. 3 along Chakia Road under the Alinagar police station area on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Kuldeep Chauhan, a resident of Nai Basti, police said. According to police, Kuldeep used to run a study library for students while continuing his studies. His father works at a petrol pump. Shukla said police reached the spot after receiving information from the victim's father, and found Kuldeep hanging by a towel. The body was taken into custody and sent for post-mortem examination, he said. Police said preliminary investigation pointed towards a love affair, though other circumstances behind the incident are also being probed.