Nagpur, April 16: A 14-year-old boy committed suicide after he was allegedly reprimanded by his father for failing in an examination in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place in New Indora area under Jaripatka police station on Saturday, an official said. Pushkar Ratan Gajbhiye had failed in the Class 9 examination and was reprimanded by his father, he said.  Noida: Barred From Playing Mobile Games, Teen Dies by Suicide.

Upset about the scolding, the boy hanged himself from the ceiling fan with a scarf, the official said, adding that a case of accidental death has been registered.

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