Yogesh K Porwar
A 13-year-old boy was found dead at his house near Byadarahalli, police officials said on Wednesday.Police suspect the minor boy died by suicide while his parents were away at work.
According to the police,the incident occurred on Monday evening when the deceased was with his nine-year-old sister at home.The two had returned in the evening after attending school during the day.
The boy’s body was found by his mother at around 6 pm when she returned from her work at a garment unit and heard the young girl screaming.
The boy,who was studying in Class 7,was found in the hall hanging and was rushed to the nearby hospital by the parents where he was declared dead.
“Parents say they had lightly scolded him two days ago over phone usage.However,it is too early to rule out this as the cause of death.We are investigating the case,”an officer said,adding that an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) has been registered.