Student Suicide Sparks Outrage: Parents Protest Outside Delhi School Over Harassment Claims

Parents Protest Outside Delhi School After Class 10 Student Dies by Suicide, Alleging Teacher Harassment.

Anger and grief engulfed Delhi’s Ashok Place area on Wednesday as parents assembled outside a private school to protest the death of a 16-year-old Class 10 student, who allegedly died by suicide after months of harassment by teachers.

Holding placards reading “We Want Justice,” parents—including those with children still enrolled at the school—demanded strict action against the staff members named in the case.

Delhi Police personnel deployed at the spot informed protesters that demonstrations were restricted in the New Delhi area under BNSS 163 and urged them to disperse. Despite this, many continued to voice fears about the safety of their children and called for an immediate overhaul of the school’s grievance-redressal mechanism.

Police have registered an FIR and begun an investigation. The boy’s parents, who hail from Maharashtra, are currently in their home district and are expected to return to Delhi shortly.

How the incident unfolded

The teenager, an active member of his school’s drama club, died by suicide on Tuesday afternoon after jumping from the Rajendra Place Metro Station platform around 2:34 pm. He was taken to BLK Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Police recovered a suicide note in which the student accused specific teachers of prolonged mental harassment, claiming that constant scolding and emotional humiliation had left him devastated.

Family’s allegations

In the note, he apologised to his parents and older brother and expressed a desire to donate his organs—an appeal the family honoured. He concluded by urging authorities to take action so “no other child has to face this.” His father said the boy had been distressed for months, often complaining that teachers reprimanded him “for every little thing.” The family, originally from Sangli in Maharashtra, will perform the last rites in their hometown.

The father added that although they had verbally approached the school earlier, they held back from escalating the complaint due to the upcoming Class 10 board examinations. “Twenty marks come from internal assessment. I did not want to jeopardise his academic performance,” he said.