Winning three and a half lakh rupees in an online game became the reason for the death of a youth of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. To grab the money won by the youth, some bullies of the village put such pressure on him that the youth committed suicide by hanging himself late at night. This created a stir in the village. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot, took the body in their custody and sent it for post-mortem. Also, the police has started further legal proceedings. The matter has become a topic of discussion in the area.
According to the family, their son Rakesh Yadav had won money on an online gaming app on his mobile a few days ago. Some bullies of the village got the news of the money won in the game, on which they started harassing the son with the intention of grabbing the money. They even took 55 thousand rupees by threatening him. But even after taking so much money, the bullies started demanding more money. Fed up with this, Rakesh committed suicide.
Actually, the whole matter is of Sarai Khema village of Munshiganj police station area of Amethi. Rakesh Yadav, who lives here, had won 3 lakh 55 thousand rupees a few days ago by investing money in an online app. After winning the money, the bullies of the village started pressuring him for the money. The bullies also started harassing him.
Money was extorted on the pretext of refunding GST money
It is being told that the bully had extorted Rs 55,000 from Rakesh on the pretext of getting the GST money back. He was constantly demanding more money. Being harassed by all this, Rakesh committed suicide late at night by hanging himself. This incident caused an uproar in the family.
After receiving information about the incident, the police reached the spot, took the body in their custody and sent it for postmortem and started investigating the case. The police officer says that information about suicide was received, legal action will be taken after investigation. At present, peace and order is maintained at the spot.
The mother of the deceased made allegations
On the other hand, deceased Rakesh’s mother Shanti Devi, while giving a complaint in Munshiganj police station, said that the boy had won three and a half lakh rupees online a few days ago. After which Anurag Jaiswal, Toofan Singh, Vishal Singh, Hansraj Maurya of the same village started harassing him. They would often beat Rakesh and snatch the money in his pocket. Not only this, they constantly threatened to kill him if he did not give more money. Late night, fed up with the harassment of the bullies, son Rakesh committed suicide by hanging himself.
On the other hand, the deceased’s brother Bajrang Yadav said that four boys from the village were harassing Rakesh. He had won three and a half lakhs. Some of the money was deducted for GST. The bullies had taken Rs 50,000 from him by promising to get the GST money back. Now my brother has lost his life. We demand strict action against the bullies.
On this entire matter, the police officer said that the police had received information about a youth committing suicide in Sarai Khema village under Munshiganj police station of the district. After which, after reaching the spot, the body was taken into custody and legal action is being taken.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)