Delhi Class 10 Boy Dies by Suicide; Family Alleges Teacher Harassment

Shourya Patil, the 16-year-old student of Delhi's St Columba's School who died by suicide this week - he jumped off the platform of a nearby overground metro station - told a school counsellor he had suicidal thoughts, students of the school claimed Thursday.

A group of students gathered outside the school in Delhi's Ashok Place, with posters remembering Patil, said the teen spoke about having been "tortured" for the past six months.

The students said Patil had confessed to feeling tense in the hours leading up to his death, and hit out at several of their teachers for having "body shamed" and "insulted" children at the drop of a hat. One boy spoke about Patil being mocked by a teacher during dance practice.