18-year-old dies by suicide in Nalasopara on Diwali after father declines to buy new phone

An 18-year-old youth died in the Waknapada area of Nalasopara on Saturday, in the middle of the Diwali festival, shocking the neighbourhood. His father had not bought him a new mobile phone, and angered by this, he took his own life at home.

According to preliminary information, the youth had been insisting that his father get him a new phone. The father expressed his inability to buy one immediately, for family or financial reasons. The refusal made the youth extremely angry, and in a rush of anger and emotion he took the extreme step.

When the family learnt of it a short while later, they were devastated. They rushed him to a nearby hospital for treatment, but he had stopped breathing before reaching it. Doctors examined him and declared him dead.

Pelhar police reached the spot on receiving news of the incident. The police have registered a case and further investigation is on.

Every parent tries to see their children happy, but it is not always possible to fulfil every demand. Sometimes because of financial circumstances and sometimes out of concern for the children's future, parents refuse certain things. In Nalasopara, such a refusal cost an 18-year-old his life while Diwali cheer was all around. A wave of grief has spread across the Waknapada locality after the tragedy during the festival.