Overview

• Police identified the boy as Adarsh, 15, a class 9 student living in Adarsh Nagar.
• He allegedly hanged himself after his elder sister scolded him for playing games and neglecting studies, according to the deputy commissioner of police.
• He was rushed to a nearby hospital and died during treatment, officers said.
• A case has been registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and a post-mortem was completed before the body was handed to the family.
• Delhi recorded the highest number of suicides among Indian cities in 2023, according to NCRB data cited in the coverage.