Mangaluru: 11-year-old boy commits suicide in hostel after being denied making call to mother

STUDENT REPORTEDLY WANTED TO CALL HIS MOTHER TO WISH HER ON BIRTHDAY, HOSTEL DID NOT ALLOW HIM

Mangaluru: In an incident reported from KC Road in Talapady near Ullal here, an 11-year-old boy committed suicide after the hostel authorities denied his request of making a phone call to his mother to wish her on her birthday. The deceased 9th-grade student has been identified as Poorvaj (11), a student of Sharad Vidyaniketan School here. According to the reports, Poorvaj is a resident of Hosakote in Bengaluru and was staying in the school hostel here. On Saturday, he reportedly requested the hostel officials to allow him to make a call to wish his mother on her birthday. The request was rejected by the officials. Upset over the move of the hostel to deny his request of making a call, Poorvaj hanged himself in his hostel room. A case in this regard has been registered at Ullal Police Station. (Source: Vartha Bharati)