A 16-year-old boy, who was scolded by his parents for ordering bluetooth earphones, committed suicide at his residence in South Delhi’s Vasant Vihar area. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Sahil Singh. According to Kaushalandra Kumar, Sahil's uncle, on Wednesday around 5.30 pm, Sahil was at his home when his father called him after receiving a message on his phone about the Bluetooth earphones.
"Sahil's father scolded him and asked him to concentrate on his studies. Few minutes after the phone call he was found hanging on the ceiling fan of his room," said Kumar.
"He was only son of the family and have two sisters. His father works in a laboratory of a Government school. Sahil's father have never thought that Sahil could take such extreme step after being scolded," said Kumar.
According to a senior police official, police have sent the body for post mortem and further investigation is underway.