JAIPUR: An 11-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself using his mother’s sari in Rajasthan’s Bikaner town after he was scolded for skipping school, police said.

The incident took place at Naya Shahar area , some 300km from Jaipur.

“It seems to be a case of suicide. Vishal Kumar, a student of Class IV, skipped school today (Saturday) following which his mother, Jyoti Devi, scolded him. She left to buy vegetables from the market, and in the meantime, Vishal hanged himself,” said police inspector Daraja Ram .

The mother found her son hanging when she returned from the market after nearly half an hour.

