(CNN) Nineteen students have taken their own lives in the Indian state of Telangana since mid-April, after the release of intermediate examination results, officials say. Some students have said that they appeared for exams but were marked absent or that they were awarded zero marks in specific subjects that they completed. Parents have blamed both the state Board of Intermediate Education, which is responsible for the examinations and their evaluation, and the Telangana government. The lines are staffed by a mix of paid professionals and unpaid volunteers trained in crisis and suicide intervention. That can be checked and rectified," said Jitender, a senior state police official who goes only by his first name.

Source: CNN April 30, 2019 21:11 UTC