A 13-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
He left behind a purported suicide note, which says that he was taking this drastic step after losing ₹ 40,000 in an online game. The Class 6 student ended his life at his residence in Chhatarpur city on Friday afternoon.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shashank Jain said that the teen left behind a suicide note. "In the note, the boy, who studied in a private school, sought apology from his mother and said that he is committing suicide due to depression. It mentioned that he had withdrawn Rs 40,000 from her UPI account and wasted the money on 'Free Fire' game," he said.
The minor took the extreme step when his mother and father were not at home, police officials said. His mother works as a nurse in district hospital and his father runs pathology lab.
After getting an alert on her phone about the financial transaction from her account, the boy's mother had called and scolded him for it. The boy then locked himself inside a room. After some time, his elder sister found that he was not opening the door and informed her parents about it, they said.
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Later, when the door of the room was broken open, the boy was found hanging from the ceiling fan using a scarf, police said.
Police are investigating if he was himself spending money on the game or if someone else was threatening him for money.