Surat, February 9 Scared of failing in his board exams due to lack of proper preparation, a19-year-old Class XII student allegedly committed suicide on Friday afternoon by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in his house.

Nikunj Lukhi, a resident of Hira Baug area in Varachha, was alone in the house when he killed himself. His parents were away to meet relatives in Nana Varachha.

Police said Nikunj was a science student in P P Sawani High School, Nana Varachha.

The incident came to light during the night when Nikunj’s father Kantibhai Lukhi, a diamond polisher, returned and found his son’s body hanging.

The Varachha police have sent the body to the New Civil Hospital for post mortem.

After preliminary investigation, police said that Nikunj was not a regular student. He failed in first attempt; this was his second. He might have been under depression because of lack of ample preparation and was also afraid of his father.

Nikunj has an elder brother and a younger siste