Minor lost Rs 2 lakh in online game, committed suicide when parents stopped him from playing the game

Last Updated on 03/08/2024 by wccexam Desk

A minor in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on Friday. Police said that the minor was scolded by his parents and was prohibited from playing online games on Friday.

A Class 8 student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after his mother scolded him and asked him not to play online games on Friday, police said.

Minor lost Rs 2 lakh in the game: Police

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Poonam Mishra, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of the area, said that the minor’s mother told the police that her 15-year-old son had lost Rs 2 lakh while playing online games, for which he was scolded.

The ACP said, “The parents scolded the minor and asked him not to play online games before going to work in the morning. When they returned home, they found the body of the minor son hanging from a hook on the ceiling.”

“The family members refused to initiate any legal action and conduct post-mortem and took the body of the minor to their native place for cremation,” the official said.

Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)

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