Kolkata, Sep 4 (PTI) A class 10 student allegedly jumped to death from the terrace of his school in south Kolkata's Kasba area on Monday, police said.

When taken to a nearby hospital, the 16-year-old boy was declared brought dead, they said.

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His parents alleged that he was scolded by two teachers of the school for failing to complete a project.

They alleged that the school was trying to hide something from them.

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"It is alleged that he felt humiliated and insulted following the scolding, and went to the terrace and jumped from there," a police officer said.

"The doctors noted that the boy had suffered injuries after falling from a height. There was bleeding from his ear, nose and mouth, and no vitals were recorded when he was taken to the hospital," he said.

In a statement, the English-medium school said that an investigation into the incident is underway.

"No school will ever target children and harass them. We are a child-friendly school and no teacher will react like the way it is being alleged," it said.

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