<p>Ballia: A 17-year-old boy allegedly hanged himself after an argument with his father in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The teenager's body was found hanging from a tree in a village in the Khejuri area on Saturday.</p>.<p>Khejuri SHO Anita Singh said the body was sent for post-mortem.</p>.Rise in student suicides is alarming.<p>She said the boy's father slapped him a few days ago for not doing any work, after which he had left home.</p>.<p>His family members had launched a search for the boy before his body was discovered, the officer said.</p>.<p>It appears to be a case of suicide by hanging. A detailed probe is underway, she added.</p>
<p>Ballia: A 17-year-old boy allegedly hanged himself after an argument with his father in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The teenager's body was found hanging from a tree in a village in the Khejuri area on Saturday.</p>.<p>Khejuri SHO Anita Singh said the body was sent for post-mortem.</p>.Rise in student suicides is alarming.<p>She said the boy's father slapped him a few days ago for not doing any work, after which he had left home.</p>.<p>His family members had launched a search for the boy before his body was discovered, the officer said.</p>.<p>It appears to be a case of suicide by hanging. A detailed probe is underway, she added.</p>