50 suicides in 2 months due to study stress. AP and Telangana's shame. India mourns but is action being taken?
- Activists say students cracking up under pressure to perform.
- Chandrababu Naidu tells college officials to set things in order.
- Experts say not only coaching centres but even parents are responsible
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Hyderabad: Samyuktha had scored 95 per cent in class 12 exams and joined a leading coaching institute in Hyderabad three months ago to get through the national medical exam. She wanted to be a doctor.On Monday, she killed herself, leaving behind a note that talked about her inability to cope with her studies.
In the last two months alone, more than 50 students have reportedly committed suicide across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Child rights activists who have been tracking these cases link many of them to students cracking up under pressure to perform.
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