Sundargarh: A 15-year-old boy allegedly ended his life after an argument with his mother over mobile phone gaming at a village in Kuanrmunda area of Odisha’s Sundargarh district.
As per preliminary information, the incident took place at Chardihariharpur village under the jurisdiction of Kuanrmunda police station. The deceased was identified as Dinabandhu, son of Surendra Kisan. He was a Class X student.
Sources said Dinabandhu was playing mobile phone games on Saturday evening instead of studying for his upcoming board exams. His mother reprimanded him for this and told him to focus on his studies.
Being upset over the incident, the boy locked himself in his study room. When he did not come out for a long time, his family members grew suspicious. They broke open the door and found him hanging from the ceiling with a scarf.
Police have registered an unnatural death case, conducted a post-mortem, and handed over the body to the family.
