Delhi: Class 12 girl jumps to death from flyover

A Class 12 student of a private school in south Delhi allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the Barapullah elevated road while returning home with her father after appearing in the board exams on Friday afternoon. The girl was reportedly upset as her exam did not go well, the police said.

Delhi:A Class 12 student of a private school in south Delhi allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the Barapullah elevated road on Friday afternoon. The minor girl has been identified as a resident of Hazrat Nizamuddin area south Delhi.

According to sources, the incident took at around 3 PM on Friday when the minor girl jumped off Barapullah flyover bridge. Immediately locals rushed her to the Safdarjung Hospital. However, the girl was declared brought dead at the hospital.

On being informed, personnel from the Hazrat Nizamuddin police station reached the incident spot and learnt that the critically injured girl has died.

The girl was reportedly upset as her Economics exam did not go well. She was returning home with her father after appearing in the board exams.

"The girl complained of nausea and asked her father to stop the car on the elevated road in south Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin area," the police officer informed.

"She stepped out, climbed onto the railing and jumped off a height of nearly 40 feet. Her father raised an alarm, seeking help from some passersby," the officer added.

The police, who are yet to ascertain the actual cause behind the drastic step of the schoolgirl, have launched a probe into the incident, sources added.