Youths end life due to study pressure

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Press Trust of India Meerut
Last Updated : Sep 17 2016 | 7:48 PM IST
Two youths allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train here, police said today.
Lakshya Verma (19) and Rohit Tiwari (20) committed suicide yesterday by jumping in front of the train under Sadar bazar police station area here, they said.
The reason why they took the extreme step is not known yet but going by the victim's relatives, they committed suicide over mounting study pressure, police said.
Police recovered the bodies from the Modipuram railway track after they were informed by the driver of Dehradun-Delhi Shatabdi express, they said.
Both are residents of Sadar bazar area, police said adding initial investigation suggest that both of them committed suicide due to study pressure.

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First Published: Sep 17 2016 | 7:48 PM IST

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