In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old boy who was in undertrial committed suicide by hanging at the Karandih-based remand home in Parsudih on Wednesday morning. The juvenile undertrial was found hanging from an iron beam in the bath-room of the Remand Home.
As the news spread a police party led by officer-in-charge, Parsudih police station BK Chaturvedi visit the spot for inspection. later district social welfare officer, Ranjana Mishra under which the Remand Home is run also visited the spot and the body was taken away to the MGM Medical College mortuary for post-mortem.
According to the information the deceased was a resident of Dhatkidih and was arrested by Bistupur police on February 11 on the charge of stealing cell-phone from a shop at Dhatkidih and was subsequently lodged in the Remand Home the same day. He had sustained injury in his left leg before he was arrested. After getting lodged in the Remand Home, the juvenile was sent to the MGM Medical College and Hospital for treatment thrice latest on Tuesday.
DSW officer, Ranjana Mishra said that the deceased juvenile undertrial was suffering from depression which is the apparent reason behind the suicide. “The police are investigating the incident. The body has been sent for post-mortem. We will get a clear report only after the autopsy of the body, but as of now we gathered that the boy was suffering from depression,” Mishra.
Rubbishing allegations of negligence, Mishra claimed that the administration was taking care of the inmates lodged in the Remand Home and they would also provide a counselor for counselling to those who suffer from depression. An official of Remand Home said that the deceased was normal till last evening. He had taken the dinner last night and had gone to bed as usual. But he took the drastic step after going to the bathroom this morning.
It appears that there were some domestic issues between his parents which was the reason of his depression. Sources said the deceased's father Vijay Ram and mother Salini had fallen apart due to frequent quarrel between themselves. Salini had separated from her husband and started living separately, leaving the deceased and his younger brother with his father.