A 13-year-old boyallegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling in Chhatarpur district ofMadhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
He left behind apurported suicide note, which says that he was taking this drastic step afterlosing ₹ 40,000 in an online game. The Class 6 student ended his lifeat his residence in Chhatarpur city on Friday afternoon.
Deputy Superintendentof Police (DSP) Shashank Jain said that the teen left behind a suicide note. "Inthe note, the boy, who studied in a private school, sought apology from hismother and said that he is committing suicide due to depression. It mentionedthat he had withdrawn Rs 40,000 from her UPI account and wasted the money on'Free Fire' game," he said.
The minor took theextreme step when his mother and father were not at home, police officialssaid. His mother works as a nurse in district hospital and his father runs pathologylab.
After getting analert on her phone about the financial transaction from her account, the boy'smother had called and scolded him for it. The boy then locked himself inside aroom. After some time, his elder sister found that he was not opening the doorand informed her parents about it, they said.
Later, when the doorof the room was broken open, the boy was found hanging from the ceiling fanusing a scarf, police said.
Police areinvestigating if he was himself spending money on the game or if someone elsewas threatening him for money.