Class 10 student kills self after classmates bully him for ‘being effeminate’

Police said the boy in his purported suicide note mentioned that four of his classmates had teased his manner of walking and described his behaviour as feminine, which had upset him.

A 15-year-old student of a private school here allegedly committed suicide unable to bear the constant bullying by four of his classmates, police said.

The teenager committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his house in Nerunjalakudi in Tamil Nadu. (Representative image)

Also, police on Friday registered a case against the four boys, all 10th standard students of the school at Chintamani here, following a complaint by the parents of the deceased.

They said the boy in his purported suicide note mentioned that four of his classmates had teased his manner of walking and described his behaviour as feminine, which had upset him.

Unable to bear the taunts, the boy took the extreme step, by hanging himself from a ceiling fan on Thursday at his house in Nerunjalakudi near Lalgudi, 15km from here.

The boy’s mother filed a complaint with the local police.

Also, the family members resorted to a protest in front of the police station, demanding action against those responsible for the boy’s death.

Superintendent of Police S C Kalyan rushed to the spot and assured that suitable action would be taken against the boy’s classmates following which the protesters dispersed.

The boy’s parents were also unhappy about the alleged indifferent attitude of the school teachers on the boy’s complaint against the bullying.