Patna, May 24 A student committed suicide after he failed in his Class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) mathematics examination here, police said Sunday.

Mohammad Tabish Imam, 17, hanged himself Saturday in his Manas path residence here after failing in the exam. He was a student of Shivam Public School.

A police officer said the case is being investigated.

Imam’s father Mohammad Akhtar said: “My son was depressed after failing in mathematics. He, however, got 72 percent over all in the examination.”

A neighbour Sunil Prasad said Imam was a hard working boy and was shocked after failing in mathematics. “Examination failed him in life also,” Prasad said.