Examinee commits suicide in Malda

MALDA, Feb. 19: A Madhyamik examinee Shampa Sarkar (18) committed suicide by jumping under a moving train near Bulbulchandi Railway Station under Habibpur police station this morning. The police suspect she had not prepared well for the examinations and committed suicide fearing failure in the examinations. The victim was a resident of Dangapara and student of RN Girls’ High School.According to the police report, she failed in the Science group in last year's Madhyamaik examination and had decided to sit for the examinations again this year. Shampa's father Mr Dilip Sarkar is a police constable and is posted at Suti police station in Murshidabad.According to the police, the girl left home early in the morning telling her mother she was going to a friend's house to collect some notes for last minute preparations and would be returning home soon. Her body was recovered at 7.30 am by locals from the rail tracks near the Bulbulchandi Station.It was learnt that the girl had jumped under the wheels of the Singabad Passenger train, which was passing through the place at about 7.15 am. n sns