According to the police, the boy’s parents—a techie begetter and a homemaker mother—were dormant astatine their Mantri Splendor flat successful Geddalahalli erstwhile helium killed himself. (Representational Image)
A 16-year-old lad who was allegedly distressed implicit not being selected for his assemblage cricket squad died by termination successful Bengaluru successful the aboriginal hours of Monday, constabulary said.
According to the police, the boy’s parents—a techie begetter and a homemaker mother—were dormant astatine their Mantri Splendor flat successful Geddalahalli erstwhile helium killed himself. He was a first-year Pre-University College pupil astatine Bangalore International School.
Sources said the lad was upset astir not being selected for his assemblage cricket team. “He had expressed disappointment astir not making the squad and besides urged his parents to alteration his school, but they refused arsenic the world twelvemonth is ongoing,” a constabulary serviceman said.
On Sunday, the lad near location aft an argument, the constabulary said. When his parents contacted him, helium assured them that helium would instrumentality precocious successful the evening. Believing helium was astatine a friend’s place, they went to sleep. However, the lad returned location astatine nighttime and died by termination betwixt 1.30 americium and 5 am.
The constabulary said nary termination enactment had been found, adding that they had registered an unnatural decease report, handed implicit the assemblage to the parents pursuing an autopsy and started an investigation.