A II PU student allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a double-barrel gun at his house in Doddabommasandra on Monday.
The deceased, Jitendra (17), the son of a retired Border Security Force soldier, Chandrashekhar, used his father’s gun to end his life.
Vidyaranyapura police said that Jitendra was alone at home. According to the police, Jitendra spoke to his mother around 12.30 pm and told her there was a letter for her and asked her to read it when she went home.
When Geeta returned around 2 p.m., she was shocked to find her son lying in a pool of blood. Investigating officials said the teenager had checked the working of the gun by firing one round in the bed.
Officials said he had left a suicide note in which he had apologised to his mother for the extreme step and stated that no one was to be blamed for his death. Initial enquiries by the police have revealed that Jitendra was not doing well in studies. He had apparently not attended a preparatory exam on Monday.
The family hailed from Madikeri but had been living in the city for several years. Jitendra was the only son of Chandrashekhar, currently employed as a security supervisor, and Geetha, employed in a cylinder distribution unit.
A case has been registered by the Vidyaranyapura police.
