Overview

• Delhi Police said the 15-year-old, identified as Adarsh, allegedly hanged himself at his Adarsh Nagar home after an argument with his elder sister about playing games on her phone.
• He was taken to a hospital and died during treatment, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Bhisham Singh.
• An inquiry was registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which governs police reports on suicides.
• Police identified him as the son of Anil Kumar Jha, who works at an export company in Sonepat, with the incident reported from the Lal Bagh area.
• Recent NCRB data show Delhi recorded 3,131 suicides in 2023, the most among 53 Indian cities, with 954 attributed to family problems.