Upset 15-year-old boy ends life in Mulund

A 15-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide in Mulund on Wednesday morning. The deceased , identified as Prashant Balu Pawar, was found hanging from a tree in Mulund Colony by one of his friends. No suicide note was found, police said.

A 15-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide in Mulund on Wednesday morning. The deceased , identified as Prashant Balu Pawar, was found hanging from a tree in Mulund Colony by one of his friends.

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No suicide note was found, police said.

The Pawar family is in shock and unable to understand what drove the teenager to end his life.

The family told the Mulund police that Prashant got up early, helped his family members in the household work and then left home. Around 9am, one of his friends spotted his body hanging from a tree.

The Mulund police have registered a suicide case.

Prashant, the youngest son of the family, was studying in Sangli. He had recently returned home and expressed his wish to complete his education in Mumbai, the police said.

Relatives said he was stressed and wasn’t keeping well since the past few days.