The youth who committed suicide at Jatin Das Park Metro station on Tuesday evening was identified as a student of St Xavier's College who was unable to cope with rising pressure of studies and high self-expectation.

On Tuesday, the youth could not be identified as he was sent to SSKM Hospital, where he was declared dead. On Wednesday, police started a probe and identified him as Aditya Goenka, 19, a first-year BCom student at St Xavier's. He is from Asansol's Sitarampur police station area and had been staying in Poddar Chhatrabas.

Around 6 pm on Tuesday, the youth jumped in front of a Dum Dum-bound train. Initially, no suicide note was found. Metro services remained suspended between Maidan and Tollygunge from 6 pm to 6.32 pm.

"Later, we found a suicide note in his pocket where he stated that he could not cope with the pressure of studies," said joint commissioner (headquarters) Jawed Shamim.

Investigation revealed that Aditya was an extremely bright student who managed to get admission in the BCom stream of St Xavier's College. Investigators spoke to Aditya's friends and found that he was not in his usual self for the last few days. But nobody had any clue that he could commit suicide. They found him extremely focused and studious. He used to work too hard to achieve his target. No one knew that he had lost hope.

"We did not know that one of our students had committed suicide," said a senior teacher of the college. "Parents should have come and told us. But we are a bit confused why he took such an extreme step. The last exam of BCom first year was held in December. The result of the exam is yet to be declared. The next exam is in May. So, there was no apparent urgent provocation that could have led him to take this step."