A 15-year-old boy, with roots in Bhagalpur, has written a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing his distress over strained relations between his parents and sought "permission" to end his life, officials said on Tuesday, 16 July.
The boy currently resides in Jharkhand where his father is a government official. His mother works at a bank in Patna .
The PMO has issued instructions to conduct a thorough investigation and take necessary action, they said.
The boy's letter was apparently sent to the PMO from the President's office, the officials said.
The boy's father is currently posted in Deoghar in Jharkhand, as a manager in the state rural development department while his mother lives in Patna where she is posted as an assistant manager in a bank, sources said.
After spending his early childhood at the NTPC, Kahalgaon, in Bhagalpur from where his grandfather retired, the boy shifted to Deoghar where he is living with his father and pursuing his studies, they said.
In his letter to the President, the boy is said to have expressed his exasperation over the nasty quarrel between his parents and claimed that it was having an adverse impact on his studies.
Disgusted with the situation, the boy wanted to end his life, the officials claimed.
Investigations are on in the matter and action will be taken in accordance with law, the sources added.
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