Overview

• Fourteen-year-old Gandhara, a Class 7 student at a private school in Banashankari, was found dead by his father and brother early on August 4.
• C.K. Achukattu Police have ruled out foul play, registered an Unnatural Death Report and are awaiting post-mortem results to confirm the circumstances of his death.
• The investigation hinges on a note in which Gandhara apologized to his family and expressed love for his school friends.
• His mother was in Australia on a professional trip when he was discovered unresponsive around 5:30 a.m.
• This case adds to a series of recent adolescent suicides in Bengaluru and spotlights concerns over youth mental health and family pressures.