From correspondents in Delhi, India, 09:01 PM IST

Depressed over scoring low marks in the class 10 board examinations, a 15-year-old girl committed suicide in the capital Monday, police said.

Suman was found hanging by her family members around 3 a.m. at her residence in Nihar Vihar area in west Delhi, a police officer said.

She was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared her dead, he said.

Police suspect that the girl committed suicide as she was depressed after scoring low marks in her class 10 examinations.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)