Upset about being reprimanded by his father, a 12-year-old student from Charkop, Kandivli West, committed suicide by consuming rat poison on Thursday.

Police sources said that the boy, Deepak Jaiswal, was preparing for his exams, to be held on Monday. On Thursday morning, he had been out with his friends and returned late in the evening. His father scolded him, asking him to focus on his studies. This upset Deepak, who consumed rat poison he found in the house, the police said.