Upset at being denied bike, boy hangs himself

BANGALORE: Two students, including a 15-year-old boy, committed suicide in two separate incidents here since Tuesday.
Jayant Narayanaswamy was denied a two-wheeler by his father and this pushed the class X student to commit suicide in his Poornaprajna Layout residence in Subramanyanagar, South Bangalore on Tuesday. Jayant, a student of Uttarahalli Government High School, had recently written his SSLC exams.He was reportedly upset that his father V Narayanaswamy declined to give his Honda Activa and had told him to take a bus to visit an amusement park on Mysore Road, family members told police.
"Jayant and his friends wanted to visit Wonder-la and he asked me for my Honda Activa. I said no because he didn't have a driving licence and told him to go by bus," Narayanaswamy, a realtor, told Subramanyapura police.
Later, Jayant's friends called him saying they were going on three two-wheelers and if he could join them on his father's two-wheeler. Jayant requested his father again, but in vain. Earlier on Sunday, Jayant had taken the Honda Activa to roam around the area.
Upset at his father's decision, Jayant hanged himself from the ceiling fan hook, police said.
"Suspecting something amiss, Narayanaswamy broke open the door and found his son hanging. He shifted Jayant to BGS Hospital near Kengeri. The boy breathed his last on Wednesday noon," police added.
Engg student dies
A 23-year-old final-year BTech student was found hanging in his Kasuvanahalli hostel in HSR Layout, South East Bangalore on Wednesday noon. Mahendra Kumar Rosaiah from Warangal in Andhra Pradesh was a student of the Mata Amrutanandamayi College on Kasuvanahalli Outer Ring Road. The reason for the suicide is not clear as he didn't leave a death note.
"Mahendra seemed to be quite normal on Wednesday. When we went for movie, he preferred to stay back in the room. When we came back after the movie, we found Mahendra hanging from the ceiling fan. We rushed him to St. John's Hospital where he was declared brought dead," said his roommates.
His father claimed Mahendra, a bright student, could not have committed and expressed suspicion about the circumstances of his death. Following his complaint, HSR Layout police took up a case under Section 174-C of the Criminal Procedure Code.
TIMES VIEW
According to global statistics, suicide is the second leading cause of death after motor accidents among teenagers and young adults. As much as the statistics are unsettling, they point to the inability of society to recognize signs that are causing this spike in suicide cases. As pressures mount and as parents allow monetary inducements to supplant emotional care, children grow up to be less resilient and emotionally unstable. Such warning signals should be caught early and more support mechanisms be in place.