KANPUR, Dec. 2 -- A 17-year-old student, celebrated as a city topper for his outstanding 97.04% score in the ICSE examinations 2024 (Class 10) , was found dead on the railway tracks near Juhi yard on Monday morning. Police are treating the case as a suspected suicide, with preliminary investigations pointing towards immense academic pressure as a likely catalyst for the extreme step.

The victim, a student of Class 12 at Brij Kishori Devi Memorial School, was giving his pre-Board exams. He left home around 6 am, telling his parents he needed to buy some items. When repeated calls to his mobile phone went unanswered, his anxious family began a search.

Their worst fears were confirmed when they discovered his motorcycle parked near a railw...