Manav Singh [maːnɛʋ sɪ́ŋɡ]; (27 November 2002 – 4 May 2020) was a 17-year-old boy from Gurugram, India, who died by suicide after being accused of sexual harassment by Bhavleen Kaur on her Instagram stories.
[8][9] The allegations and the suicide happened on same day as the bois locker room incident, and surfaced to the internet on the next, leading many to assume that they were related.
[10][11][12] A student of Heritage Xperiential Learning School, Gurgaon,[1] he was reportedly doing well academically and wished to study abroad.
[15] Almost an hour before his suicide, Kaur had posted an Instagram story alleging an incident which occurred when Manav was 14–15 years old, accusing him of harassing her, touching her inappropriately and demanding sexual favours.
[5] After the story went viral, Manav received threat calls and messages and was the victim of harassment by the girl and her friends.
[7] On 4 May 2020, at about 11:30 in the evening, Manav jumped off the 11th floor balcony of his home in DLF Carlton Estate, in Gurugram.
[16][10] After hearing what happened, Kaur posted another Instagram Story in which she said that it's not her fault that he couldn't handle the pressure, and she even made fun of him and was very happy about his death.
The case reached the Gurgaon court which expressed concern over the slow pace of investigation, noting "the investigating officers are working at a low pace in the present matter for reasons best known to them," directing the Gurugram police to submit a status report every 15 days until the filing of the final report.
[26] In June 2021, the National Human Rights Commission of India intervened in the case after a petition by the boy's family.