Rebuked by teacher,girl dies after jumping from school roof

A girl student of class VI today jumped to death from the roof of her school building in Howrah district allegedly after being rebuked by a teacher,the police said.

The student,identified as Aparna Mishra,was rebuked by teacher Brijbhushan Prasad for some reason during an examination in the private school.

Aparna then went to the roof of the four-storeyed building and committed suicide by jumping from there on the ground,the sources said.

Prasad and headmaster of the school P Dube were detained for questioning.