Upset that his hair was cut short, a 13-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the window of the bathroom of his 16th floor apartment in Bhayandar (east) late on Tuesday night.
According to the police, the incident was reported from the Sonam Indraprasth building in the New Golden Nest area of Bhayander (east). The deceased who has been identified as-Shatrughan Pathak (13) was found in a pool of blood in the compound of the luxury residential complex at around 11.30 pm.
Boy jumped to death from bathroom window
On the fateful day, Shatrughan had gone for a haircut along with cousin. However, when he returned home he was unhappy about his hair being cut short and not as how he wanted. His parents tried to calm him down but were apparently unsuccessful.
After all family members had gone to sleep, Shatrughan went to the bathroom and allegedly jumped out of the window which was without grills. Security guards and some of the apartment residents heard a huge thud sound and rushed to the spot. He was taken to a nearby hospital but was declared dead before admission.
The youngest of three siblings, Shatrughan who has two elder sisters was a Class VIII student. This incident in which a boy’s anger over his haircut drove him to suicide has left citizens in state of shock and disbelief. An accidental death report (ADR) has been registered at the Navghar police station. The body was sent for an autopsy as further investigations were on into the case under the supervision of senior police inspector-Vijay Pawar.
