Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Aug 30: A teenager, who was undergoing bouts of depression at the separation of his parents who had decided to live separately for personal reasons, hanged himself. The incident happened at Sampangiramanagar in the city on Monday August 28 late evening. The boy left behind a death note.

The victim Praveenraj (13), an eighth standard student of Vinayaka school close to his home, used to live with his mother. On being alone at home, he committed suicide, police said.

Praveenraj's father is a security staff while mother works for a textiles shop. The two fought often. Therefore, the two decided to live separately a few years ago. Praveenraj was living with his mother and maternal uncle at Sampangiramanagar. It is learnt that he had often pleaded with his parents to live together but they had not responded positively.

Frustrated at this, the boy was depressed since some time and was not mingling with others. At school too he was aloof, and liked to be alone, the police said.