Girl kills self for poor English

The police and institute authorities denied the incident as the fallout of ragging. “Poonam’s classmates and her two roommates told us she was unhappy over her lack of writing and communication skills in English. She was depressed for quite a few days,” Sarojini Nagar Circle Officer Subhash Attri said.

Poonam had joined the institute on September 7 and was allotted room number 107 at the Azad Girls Hostel.

Institute Director Dr Mohammad Hussain said,“We have informed Poonam’s parents in Jaunpur. This is the first time that a student from this institute has taken such an extreme step.”

Dharam Raj Mishra,Poonam’s father,said: “Two days ago,I spoke to my daughter on phone. Poonam was not good in English but we cannot believe she can take such a step.” Mishra works as a government employee in Azamgarh.