Delhi student suicide: Father says son was ‘ill-treated’ by St Columba teachers

Shourya Patil, a student at St Columba School in Delhi, who allegedly died by suicide earlier this week, was apparently taunted and bullied by his teachers for nearly a year, reported NDTV, citing his father.

The 16-year-old was also threatened with expulsion after his parents had raised concerns about the teachers' conduct, the media report stated.

Pradeep Patil, Shourya’s father, told NDTV that his son was reprimanded and "publicly insulted" on the day he ended his life, following a fall during a dance practice on stage.

The father claimed that one of the teachers told Shourya to “cry as much as you want, it doesn't matter to me”, after he became distressed on stage.

Pradeep further stated that Shourya had complained to his parents about the teachers' “ill-treatment” for