The worrying trend of disturbed students choosing to end their lives continued on Monday when a standard nine student of a Juhu convent school committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence. He was allegedly suspended for a day for bunking school on Friday.
The city is struggling to find out what is troubling young minds. There have been more than 20 student suicides since the beginning of January.
According to the police, Rajesh Yadav, 14, a student of St Joseph’s High School, Juhu, killed himself at his Mora Gaon residence in Juhu at around 11am.
“On Friday, Rajesh left for school, but was found roaming near the Juhu bus depot by his class teacher Vijaya Hegde. He was in his school uniform and carrying a school bag,” said Deepak Katkade, senior police inspector of the Juhu police station. Yadav did not answer the teacher’s query on why he was not at school.
“When he came to the school on Saturday, the class teacher brought him to the principal,” said Katkade. On Monday, Yadav was sent back home after his father had a meeting with the principal, said Beena CJ, principal.
“He was told that he would be attending class from the next day. He was not suspended from the school,” Beena added.
Angry neighbours rushed to the school and protested against the principal after the suicide came to light. The situation came under control after the police intervened and produced Rajesh’s father Ramnarayan to explain the situation.
“If my son had bunked school then the authorities have full right to punish him. The school has not done anything wrong,” said Ramnarayan.
“Our initial investigation does not find the school authorities guilty,” said Katkade.
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