New Delhi: In a shocking incident that has come to light from Thane, a teenage girl died by consuming poison. She took the extreme step allegedly after she was reprimanded by her mother for spending time on her mobile phone excessively.
The 15-year-old girl, who was a resident of Ambernath area, consumed rat poison on September 26, apparently in a fit of rage. She was taken to a nearby hospital and later shifted to a hospital in Mumbai as her condition deteriorated. However, she breathed her last on October 2 during treatment. The police have lodged a case of accidental death on the basis of medical report.
The death of the Thane girl comes following a similar incident reported in Karnataka’s Hubballi recently. In this tragic incident, a teenager allegedly took his own life after his parents asked him to reduce spending time on his mobile phone. According to the police, the 13-year-old boy hanged himself at his residence in Navanagar when his parents had gone for work.
On October 11, a 16-year-old boy died by suicide in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district after he was scolded by his father for spending too much time playing PUBG. The class 10 student went towards the fields and consumed poison. He was rushed to a medical centre but couldn’t be saved.
In another recent incident reported from Uttar Pradesh, a 16-year-old boy, who used to play video games excessively, killed himself after his father took away his smartphone. There was a heated exchange of words between his parents and the son over the boy’s addiction to play video games. His father took away his smartphone as he was playing games constantly and asked him to go to bed. The next day, his body was found hanging.
