Shimla, Sept. 29 -- A class IX student in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh allegedly ended her life by jumping from the fifth floor of the hostel building, police said today.
A police report said the deceased has been identified as Jessica Sharma (14), daughter of Deepak Sharma, a resident of Uralana village in Panipat district of Haryana.
Jessica, who had been studying at the private day-boarding Roots Country School, Baghi, under Kotkhai subdivision for the past two years, is said to have jumped from the hostel premises, sustaining fatal injuries on the spot, the report said.
Her shocked family members, who rushed to the school after being informed, told police that she had recently returned to the hostel after spending time at home...