BENGALURU: Police probing the alleged suicide of second PU student Rahul Bhandari said the motive behind the extreme step is still a mystery.
Rahul, a student of Army Public School (Parachute Regiment Training Centre) in JC Nagar and younger son of Bhagat Singh from RT Nagar, shot himself in the head using his father’s licensed pistol at a bus shelter behind IAF training centre on Sanjaynagar Main Road early Friday morning.
A CCTV footage had shown Rahul checking his cellphone while walking towards the bus shelter. This had led cops to think he might have been sending some messages.
However, now police have found that Rahul hadn’t sent any messages. Instead, he deleted many WhatssApp messages, photos and videos before entering the bus shelter. “Rahul’s father Bhagat Singh told us that Rahul had been quieter than usual for a couple of days and was interacting little with friends and others. Around 2am Friday, he woke up his mother, asking for a picture of her and his elder sister. She convinced him saying he could get them in the morning. These actions indicate he was upset. But we are yet to find reason behind the same,” said an investigating officer.
During initial interaction with police, parents, close family members and teachers from Rahul’s school said he did not face any academic pressure.
