"He was my nephew, my son's best friend," ID Foods CEO PC Musthafa on Kerala boy who died by suicide due to ragging

PC Musthafa, the founder and CEO of ID Foods, has joined the growing chorus in Kerala seeking justice for Mihir Ahammed, a 15-year-old boy who died by suicide last month due to alleged bullying at school.

'Mihir Ahammed was like by son'

In a social media post, Musthafa revealed that Ahammed was his nephew and that his death has shattered the family.

"Mihir was my nephew. He was my son's best friend. He is no more. He was just 15. During his kindergarten days, he lived with us in Bangalore. He was like a son to me," Musthafa wrote.

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Death of Mihir Ahammed

Ahammed, a Class IX student of Global Public School in Ernakulam, died by suicide last month after he was subjected to inhumane bullying at school.

The family of Ahammed had alleged a cover-up by the school management, which even forced his classmates and friends to shut down an Instagram account demanding justice for him.

Unspeakable cruelty to a teenager

"The evidence we gathered paints a chilling picture. Mihir was beaten, verbally abused, and forced to endure unimaginable humiliation, even on his last day. He was forcibly taken to the washroom, made to lick a toilet seat, and had his head pushed into the toilet while it was flushed," Musthafa noted.

Rahul Gandhi calls for accountability

Earlier, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, had also demanded that those responsible for the teenager's death should be held accountable.

The tragic loss of Mihir Ahammed to suicide due to bullying in a Kerala school is heartbreaking. My deepest condolences to his family.

No child should endure what Mihir faced. Schools must be safe havens for children yet he suffered relentless torment. Those responsible¡ªboth¡­

¡ª Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 2, 2025

"The tragic loss of Mihir Ahammed to suicide due to bullying in a Kerala school is heartbreaking. My deepest condolences to his family.

"No child should endure what Mihir faced. Schools must be safe havens for children, yet he suffered relentless torment. Those responsible ¨C both bullies and those who failed to act ¨C must be held accountable," Gandhi said.

As the outrage continues online, Kerala General Education Minister V. Sivankutty has directed the Director of General Education (DGE) to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the suicide.

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