Tamil Nadu: Teacher ends life over student's suicide

A Maths teacher committed suicide late last night in Trichy, days after his Class 12 student hanged herself to death alleging sexual assault.

Days after a class 12 student hanged herself to death in Tamil Nadu's Karur alleging sexual assault, the girl's Maths teacher committed suicide late last night.

The Maths teacher identified as Saravanan, 42, said in his suicide note that he was embarrassed as people and students teased him over the girl's death and suspicions were raised against him even though the girl had not named anyone in her note.