New Delhi/Mumbai: Two suicide cases in India’s most prominent cities have set alarm bells ringing among parents and reignited the debate on how to understand and handle teenagers.

Shourya Patil, a 16-year-old student of Delhi’s St Columba’s School, jumped off the platform of the Rajendra Place Metro station on Tuesday, leaving behind a note asking for his organs to be donated. ADVERTISEMENT

He alleged prolonged mental harassment, naming a few teachers in the note.

A group of students gathered outside the school on Thursday, holding posters remembering Shourya. They said Shourya had spoken about having been tortured for the last six months.

The students claimed that Shourya had spoken about feeling tense in the hours leading up to his death, and slammed a number of teachers for having

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