CHENNAI: A 19-year-old part-time delivery executive died by suicide after he was reprimanded by a customer for being late.
The deceased identified as J Pavithran, a B Com student in a city college, resorted to the extreme step at his house in Kolathur on Tuesday.
Police said that Pavithran was scolded by the woman customer in Korattur on September 11 for delaying delivery of groceries. The delay was caused since Pavithran found it difficult to locate the house. The woman also raised a complaint with the delivery company and asked them not to send Pavithran again for delivery.
"We do not know what action was taken by the company," a police source said.
In his suicide note, Pavithran said he was dejected as the woman had scolded him using harsh words, leading him to resort to the extreme step.
Two days later, on Friday, Pavithran allegedly went to the woman’s house and hurled a stone at her window thereby breaking it. Following this, the woman lodged a complaint with the Korattur police. The police conducted inquiries and traced Pavithran on Saturday. His parents were called and a CSR was registered. Since he was a college student, he was given a warning and let off.
(Suicide prevention assistance available on TN’s helpline 104 and Sneha’s helpline 044-24640050)