A student was discovered dead in a bathroom at a private school in Aalo town, West Siang district, on Sunday morning, marking the second suspected suicide at a boarding school in Arunachal Pradesh within a fortnight.

Tato Podo, a Class 11 student at the school in Bogdo, was found hanging in the bathroom early on November 9. School authorities immediately informed local police, who have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.

The incident has sent shockwaves through the educational community in the state, particularly as it follows closely on the heels of another tragedy at Sainik School, Niglok.

On November 1, a 12-year-old Class 7 student was found dead within the premises of Sainik School in East Siang district. Initially reported as a suicide, the case

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