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Boy kills himself for failing to pay school fine
Updated On: 29 November, 2012 10:50 AM IST | | Agencies
A Class 10 student in Odisha allegedly killed himself by consuming poison because his parents couldn't pay the Rs.250 fine imposed by the school for attendance shortage and he was subsequently refused permission to sit for a test, police said Thursday.
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Alekh Chandra Mandal, a resident of Khandahar village in the district of Balasore, about 210 km from here, was the son of a couple who earned daily wages, police inspector M.K. Deo told IANS.
The 15-year-old was to sit for a test beginning Thursday. However, the school authorities asked him to pay fine to appear in the test.
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