MUMBAI: A 14-year-old son of a businessmanfrom Powai ran away from home reportedly after his teacher scolded him for stealing a mobile worth Rs 25,000 and Rs 400 in cash from his friend’s father.
However, when the boy’s parents lodged a missing person’s complaint with the Powai police on August 18, they said their son fled home as he could not bear repeated harassment from his teachers of an international school.
The truth unravelled on August 19 when the teachers were called for questioning to the police station. “The boy, who comes from a well-to-do family and stays in a plush flat in Powai, took to stealing to finance his addiction to video games and partying with friends. He and his friends have stolen several mobiles belonging to friends’ parents and teachers as well,” said an investigator. The boy recently ran out of luck when he stole the mobile and cash from his friend’s father at their home. “The father approached the school and complained. On August 17, the teachers scolded the boy and told him to bring back the mobile if wanted to continue at the school,” said the police.
The boy returned home in the afternoon and reportedly pretended to be depressed as he “was being harassed and insulted by his teachers for no reason”.
TOI was at the police station on August 18 when his parents came and claimed that their son, in a depressed state, left for tuitions and did not return home.
They alleged that his act was triggered by harassment from teachers.
The police warned the boy’s parents for making baseless allegations against the teachers.
Source: V Narayan, Times of India.
