The family of a 15-year-old Kerala boy who died by suicide said “brutal ragging, bullying, and physical assault” from his classmates drove him to take his own life.
Mihir Ahammed, jumped from the 26th floor of his apartment building in Thrippunithura, Ernakulam on January 15. Now, his mother, Rajna PM, took to social media to reveal the torment her son had endured.
“Mihir was beaten, verbally abused, and forced to endure unimaginable humiliation even on his last day. He was forcibly taken to the washroom, made to lick a toilet seat, and had his head pushed into the toilet while it was flushed. These acts of cruelty broke him in ways we cannot fathom,” she wrote in a long post on her Instagram account.
Rajna said that after her son’s death, she and her husband began gathering information to understand why he made such a tragic decision. “Through conversations with his friends, schoolmates, and by reviewing social media messages, we uncovered the horrific reality of what he endured. Mihir was subjected to brutal ragging, bullying, and physical assault by a gang of students at school and on the school bus,” she wrote.
According to her, Mihir was also targeted for his skin colour, and even after his death, his tormentors continued to mock him. She shared screenshots of chat messages in which some of the alleged bullies celebrated his death ‘f**k nigga he actually died’.
The family has submitted a detailed petition to the Chief Minister’s Office and the Director General of Police (DGP), along with the evidence they have gathered, seeking an immediate and impartial investigation.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at Hill Palace Police Station in Thrippunithura.
She has demanded justice for her son, insisting that his death must not be in vain. “Those responsible for this barbaric act must face the full force of the law, and systemic changes must be made to ensure no other child suffers like Mihir did,” she said.
