This Article is From Apr 19, 2022

Teen Dies By Suicide After Father Fails To Recharge Phone Data Pack: Cops

The father, who works as a labourer and was facing financial problems, was unable to recharge the teen's mobile phone data pack for the past couple of days, police said.

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It was found that the teen was addicted to playing games on the mobile, police said (Representational)

Jabalpur:

A 14-year-boy allegedly died by suicide after his father failed to recharge his mobile phone data pack in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district, police said on Tuesday.

The boy was found dead in his house on Monday and a preliminary probe has found he took this step as his father, who works as a labourer and was facing financial problems, was unable to recharge the teen's mobile phone data pack for the past couple of days, City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Alok Sharma said.

It was found that the teen was addicted to playing games on the mobile phone, the CSP added.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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