13-year-old ends life in Mumbai, leaves suicide note accusing teacher and classmate
The boy said he was under extreme pressure. Representation pic
In a heartbreaking incident a 13-year-old boy from Kalyan died by suicide. In his suicide note, he blamed his school teacher for allegedly scolding him and his classmate for ridiculing him after that. The distressed father, who discovered the youngster hanging in the house when he returned from work on Sunday evening, was devastated after reading the suicide note. The boy had stated in the note that in his absence, his father would be spared of his future expenses. The Kolshewadi police have filed an accidental death report and are conducting further investigations to determine the circumstances surrounding the suicide.
According to sources, after news about the boy’s suicide broke in Kalyan, the school has terminated the teacher named by the boy in the suicide note.
According to authorities, the 13-year-old child was a Std VIII student at a well-known English-medium school in Katemanivali, Kalyan East. Aside from his parents, the boy is survived by an older sister. The incident occurred when his father was at work and his mother and eldest sister were out on an errand.
“When the boy’s father, who works in a private firm, returned in the evening, he found his son hanging. The father was still screaming when the neighbours rushed in to call the police. The police reached the spot and shifted the boy to hospital where he was declared dead by the doctors,” said a police officer.
The Kolshewadi police team searched the house to found a suicide note inside a book belonging to the boy. The boy clearly wrote that he was under pressure as a teacher had scolded him and a boy had teased him after that.
“I am committing suicide because a teacher scolded me and a classmate teased me. I am under pressure. Papa, as I am not here anymore, now your expenses will also reduce. Don’t be angry with my elder sister,” stated the boy’s suicide note.
According to a boy’s relative, the boy had written the note in Hindi using English letters. The note was found by the boy’s elder sister, which the police took custody of when they arrived at the house.
Ashok Kadam, senior police inspector, Kolshewadi police station said, “We have registered an accidental death report. We have found a suicide note written by the boy. We will take statements from relatives and friends and arrive at a conclusion on what could have gone wrong. Appropriate action will be taken against the person responsible.”
