Agartala, August 29: An 18-year old student tried to commit suicide amid Raksha Bandhan celebrations in a private school. The teacher allegedly forced the boy to get a rakhi tied from his girlfriend, which pushed him to take the extreme step. The boy is in a critical condition. Just a day ago, another suicide case was reported from Kanpur following Raksha Bandhan ceremony. A husband gave his sister Rs 2,000 cash on the occasion, which irked the wife to take such a harsh step.

Talking about the shocking incident police officials reported, "Principal and other teachers of a private school here on Monday called Dilip Kumar Saha and his girlfriend along with their parents. They then asked the girl to tie Rakhi to Dilip and both of them refused to do so. Subsequently, Dilip went to the second floor of the school building and jumped from there. He was taken to a hospital and his condition is still critical." Biplab Deb at it Again: 'Rearing Ducks Will Raise Oxygen Levels in Water Bodies'; List of 'Absurd' Statements by Tripura CM. 

Following the incident students and parents staged a protest outside the school against the teachers involved. The parents want the teachers involved to be arrested. The police are still investigating in the case to find out more of the dangerous incident.

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