JOIN USA class 8 student, said to be frustrated by his schoolmates’ taunts about his “skinny” frame, reportedly hanged himself to death at his house HAL 2nd State here on Tuesday evening.
Nagavinay, 14, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the hall of the house. His parents were away at work when the incident reportedly occurred.
Upon their return, they peeped through the window into the house and were stunned to see him hanging, police said. Nagavinay used his mother’s saree to take the extreme step.
Police sources said the deceased had complained to his parents about being bullied by his schoolmates. His “skinny” frame was particularly the object of ridicule at the school, his parents said.
Recently, he joined the National Cadet Corps (NCC). He complained to his parents how his schoolmates mocked him for joining the NCC. Being so bony, how dare he think of joining the Army, they are said to have remarked to him.
The parents then went to the school and tried to resolve the issue. Their intervention did little to improve the situation and Nagavinay again became the object of ridicule, police sources explained. He was increasingly being mocked at school as well as in the NCC.
No death note has been found. J B Nagar police have booked a case of unnatural death. The body was taken to Tumkur as the family hails from the town.
Thieves nabbed
The North Division police have arrested seven men reportedly involved in chain snatches, burglaries and other crimes for gain and recovered 960 gm of ornaments and silver articles worth about Rs 31 lakh.
Malleswaram police had recently arrested Manjunath, alias Deck Manja, 31, while he was pawning the stolen ornaments. He was released recently after serving a nine-year sentence. But he had taken to crime again. Police seized valuables worth Rs 17.6 lakh from him.
Soladevanahalli police arrested Tilak Ram, 42, a resident of Mallasandra, an alleged burglar, and recovered valuables worth Rs eight lakh.
Jalahalli police busted a notorious gang of burglars and recovered Rs two lakh worth stolen goods. The arrested have been identified as Rajkumar, 23, Harish, 22, Kumar, 22 and Chetan, 21. Mahalakshmi Layout police arrested a burglar, Charan, 21, a resident of Hoskote, and recovered 112 gm of gold ornaments worth Rs 3.47 lakh.
Woman rescued
The CCB Women & Narcotics Wing raided a house in Balaji Layout, Mico Layout and rescued a woman from Kolkata and arrested Manjunath, 23, for running a prostitution ring.
Three other suspects- Raju, Swamy and Manja- are at large. Investigation revealed the three had promised the woman a job in the City but pushed her into flesh trade instead. A case has been registered at Mico Layout police station.