A 17-year-old student from Dhantoli, who tragically took her life on Monday, had planned for the majority of her possessions to be donated. She wanted 80% of her belongings to support animal welfare, environmental initiatives, and scientific research, with the rest to be given to people in need. It is believed that the young girl had a strong fascination with death, the afterlife, and the concept of reincarnation.
In a four-page typed suicide note, the teenager expressed a final wish for her body to be transformed into a bio pod and buried in a dense forest along Europe’s stormy cliffs, the Appalachian Mountains, an American lake, or even thrown into the Arabian Sea if other options weren’t possible. She also shared her deep distress over humanity’s harm to the planet, stating that people had caused “enough damage to the earth.” Her tragic death has sparked widespread concern, prompting discussions on teen suicides, the role of parental guidance, and the need for stronger anti-suicide measures in society.
According to a local daily report, despite the 17-year-old’s wish for her death to remain a “hush hush” matter, the issue has been brought to light to raise awareness among parents about the importance of counseling vulnerable children and preventing self-destructive thoughts. The teenager had acquired a sharp axe-like weapon, engraved with the word “Alaska,” from Europe in December of the previous year.
She didn’t want her family to display her photos anywhere in the room and said that her “downfall” started when she moved to Nagpur with her family. Senior police officers said the suicide note mentioned two earlier failed attempts, including one in Germany, before she planned her death for the third time. The teen also wrote about her long-standing interest in death and the afterlife, which senior officers warned parents to be aware of.
“Parents should counsel their kids or take them to psychiatrists if such weird or quirky questions are being asked. They should pick cues from such questions and not ignore them as these can be a harbinger of doom,” said a senior official.
This is the second death of a teenager in Nagpur linked to an apparent obsession with death. In 2022, a 13-year-old girl from the Ajni area also died by suicide. She kept a notebook where she often wrote about death, including quotes and poems.
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