Body of 13-year-old found inside Madrasa school

Body of 13-year-old found inside Madrasa school

December 6, 2023   03:48 pm

The body of a 13-year-old boy, suspected to have taken his own life, was found in a Madrasa school in the Sainthamaruthu area in Kattankudy, police reported.

Accordingly, it is reported that the teenage boy was found hanging from his neck inside the school.

Upon suspicion of the child’s death, however, area residents had raided the Madrasa school in question on Tuesday night (05 Dec.), following which a police investigation was launched into the incident.

The Sainthamaruthu Police subsequently arrested the Principal of the Madrasa school in question, while further investigations into the boy’s death are currently underway.

 

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