Student Suicides in Delhi & Jaipur: A Pattern of Pressure, Fear and Humiliation

A report details the recent suicides of a 16-year-old boy in Delhi and a 9-year-old girl in Jaipur, highlighting a growing crisis of student deaths in India. The boy, who jumped in front of a metro train, left a suicide note alleging harassment by school staff and requested his organs be donated. His family claims his pleas were ignored, with a relative recounting a principal's alleged words: 'You don't have to cry, don't act, just get out of here, we don't care if you cry'. The girl died after jumping from her school building, with her parents alleging constant verbal abuse by classmates was ignored by the school. These incidents occur amid a reported 65% rise in student suicides between 2013 and 2023, according to NCRB data. The report frames these deaths as a warning that the system often spots 'slipping grades but not slipping minds'.