A tenth standard student attempted suicide at his house here after three of his classmates allegedly harassed and demanded money from him, police said Tuesday.
On July 3, the 15-year-old boy allegedly tried to hang himself from a ceiling fan but his parents noticed it and rushed him to a nearby hospital and he is now doing fine, a police official said.
The boy told his parents that three of his classmates had been teasing him and were also demanding Rs 1,000 from him following which he was upset and attempted suicide, police said.
After theboy's father complained to police a case under Prohibition of Ragging Act and under IPC section 384 (extortion) was registered Monday against the three students, and the trio was apprehendedTuesday, the official added.
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