Palghar, Feb 9 (PTI) An 18-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide in a college in Virar in Palghar district on Friday while Class XII practical exams were underway, a police official said.

Sumitkumar Saroj jumped off the seventh floor of the college at 3pm and was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, the Virar police station official said.

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"He was Class XII science student. Preliminary probe has revealed he may have been depressed as he had not appeared for three practical exams. A probe into the incident is underway," he added.

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