Scolded for poor marks, Kanpur boy shoots self with dad’s gun

KANPUR: A Class 12 student whipped out his father’s licensed revolver and shot himself in the head on Saturday in city’s Govindnagar area after being reprimanded by his father for securing poor marks.
Anshuman, 17, who committed suicide, was the son of a PWD contractor Yogendra Singh Sengar. Police said, preliminary findings show the teenager sank into depression after being slapped and scolded by his father for his poor academic record.Inspector, Govindnagar, Sanjivkant Mishra told TOI Anshuman’s body was found in the bushes near his house with a revolver next to him. Residents of Ratan Lal Nagar Gujaini heard a gunshot and found the teen’s blood-splattered body in the bushes. Police were alerted and forensic experts dispatched to the site.
“Anshuman didn’t betray any emotion when his mother, Poonam, told him to accompany her to Harmilap School for a parent-teacher’s meeting at 8:30am. The boy quietly told his mother he would soon join her after refuelling his scooty. Instead of going to school, Anshuman went to the bushes behind a private guesthouse and shot himself with his father’s gun,” said inspector Mishra. The boy’s scooty was found parked nearby. The body has been sent for autopsy.