16-year-old boy dies by suicide

New Delhi: A student of Class X of Army Public School, Shankar Vihar in New Delhi died by suicide on Tuesday, said the police. The 16-year-old student was found hanging by a dupatta inside his residence at Vasant Vihar. However, no suicide note has been recovered from the spot, added the police. The deceased’s father is a head constable and his mother is a housewife. The body was handed over to the parents. PTI

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College withdraws suspension order

New Delhi: After receiving criticism for suspending over 100 students and barring them from appearing for examination for not attending the morning assembly, the Stephen’s College on Tuesday withdrew the decision clarifying that the email sent to students was “incorrectly worded” and “miscommunicated”. In an email addressed to students and their parents, Stephen’s College principal John Varghese clarified will that there will be no suspension with regard to attendance for the morning assembly. PTI

Body of Missing man found

New Delhi: A man who had gone missing a day before was found dead on Tuesday in Mangolpuri area of outer Delhi, police said. The body was found in a drain behind a sweets shop, they said. The police had on Monday received a complaint about the disappearance of a man named Pawan and launched an investigation. “We received a call on Tuesday regarding the body of a man in a drain. A team was immediately rushed to the spot,” a senior police officer said, adding, the man was identified as Pawan. “We are checking CCTV footage to identify the accused,” the officer said.