Overview
- Bomma Johnny, 21, consumed weedicide on May 30 after his farm labourer parents said they could not afford the BMW he demanded and died on May 31.
- His parents, who cultivate two acres and work as agricultural labourers, had offered him a Maruti Swift Dzire during a showroom visit in Siddipet, which he refused.
- He was first treated at a government hospital in Gajwel before being transferred to RVM Hospital in Mulug, where he succumbed to his injuries.
- Jagadevpur police noted he had discontinued studies after Class 10, struggled with alcohol addiction and unstable mental health, and discovered no suicide note at his home.
- Authorities have opened a probe under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to determine whether any negligence or additional factors contributed to his death.