Teen hangs self, suicide note says dreams told him to kill family or himself

KANPUR, Oct 28: In a shocking incident, a Class 11 student hanged himself at his residence here on Tuesday and left behind a note stating that some people in his dreams told him to either kill his family or himself.
The incident took place in the Kohna police station area when the student, Aarav Raj Mishra (16), was alone at home, they said.
According to the boy’s family, he had been having recurring nightmares for months and was disturbed due to them.
Aarav’s parents had gone for Chhath Puja and his sister had gone out of the house when Aarav hanged himself.
The teen’s body was discovered by his sister, police said.They said the boy left behind a note in his mobile phone which read, “I see three-four people in my dreams. They tell me to kill my family and if I don’t, I should kill myself.” The boy’s phone has been seized for forensic examination His family told police that Aarav had been complaining about having “disturbing dreams for several months”.
On Diwali, he confided in his sister about seeing strange faces in his dreams which asked him to harm his family or himself, police said.(PTI)