Seventh-grader commits suicide over academic stress | The Express Tribune
KARACHI: The body of a teenage boy, 14-year-old Abdul Ghani, was found hanging in a house in Arafat Town, North Nazimabad, within the jurisdiction of Taimuria police station. The boy reportedly committed suicide due to distress over academic difficulties at school. The deceased’s body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for legal formalities. SHO…
KARACHI:
The body of a teenage boy, 14-year-old Abdul Ghani, was found hanging in a house in Arafat Town, North Nazimabad, within the jurisdiction of Taimuria police station. The boy reportedly committed suicide due to distress over academic difficulties at school.
The deceased’s body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for legal formalities. SHO Taimuria, Sub-Inspector (SI) Qaiser Imtiaz, reported that the deceased, a seventh-grade student, used a dupatta (scarf) to hang himself due to academic stress.
The deceased’s uncle, Arshad, declined to pursue further legal action. Thus, after the completion of necessary formalities, the deceased boy’s body was handed over to his family.
Man shoots self in alleged suicide
A resident of House No B-401 in the Saima Arabian Villas, within the jurisdiction of Manghopir police station, was found dead with a gunshot wound.
The deceased’s body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) where he was identified as 50-year-old Iftikhar Ahmed. Initial investigations revealed that the deceased’s family heard a gunshot from a room, rushed to it, and found Ahmed dead.
Police stated that the incident appears to be a suicide, however, further investigations are to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the death.
