Class VII boy ends life in Kolkata after online class

KOLKATA: A 13-year-old boy — a Class VII student of an English medium school — allegedly committed suicide by hanging in his residence at Regent Park on Tuesday afternoon. The boy had reportedly attended his online classes in the morning. Cops said they have started a probe to ascertain the exact reason behind his taking the extreme step.
“We are finding whether the victim had been rebuked by his parents or relatives after he had asked for something or he killed himself in the wake of any dispute with friends. We are ascertaining if he was subjected to bully anywhere. We are also trying to find whether the lockdown had left any adverse impact on his mind and led him to commit suicide,” said a police officer.
The victim’s father is a railway contractor and his mother works in a dental hospital. “After attending his online classes, he had gone out with his father and demanded a haircut. He returned home and suddenly hanged himself,” said the officer. However, cops refused to comment on whether they had found a suicide note or anything else like that.
In a separate incident, Samir Mondal (48), a cook at a nursing home in Phoolbagan, allegedly ended his life by hanging from a grill with the help of a gamcha. The reason behind his suicide was not ascertained.