Tragic Delhi teen suicide shocks nation. Read the harrowing details of alleged teacher harassment, the student’s final note, and why this case demands urgent school accountability and mental health reform.
Delhi teen suicide teacher harassment school accountability
The heartbreaking death of a 16-year-old student from a prestigious central Delhi school, who died by suicide after allegedly enduring months of targeted harassment by his teachers, has brought the national conversation on school accountability to a critical juncture. The Class 10 student, identified as Shourya Patil, left behind a gut-wrenching final note that did more than apologize to his family; it explicitly named the school staff responsible for the mental torment and carried a poignant final wish: that his body parts be donated and that no other child should suffer the injustice he faced.
The details emerging from the FIR filed by the distraught father paint a grim picture of a systematic failure within the school environment. The father alleged that the teachers subjected the talented teen to constant “scolding, insults, and mental torment” over minor issues for several months. The situation escalated drastically when, just days before his crucial pre-board exams, Shourya was allegedly threatened with a Transfer Certificate (TC). This calculated act of institutional pressure, aiming to sideline him during a period of peak academic stress, is viewed as a significant trigger.
