Latest News | Haryana: Teenager Kills Self After Being Stopped from Playing Mobile Game in Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra, Jan 31 (PTI) A 15-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide in Haryana's Kurukshetra district after his family stopped him from playing a mobile phone game, police said on Friday.

The Class 9 student, from Shadipur Shaheedan village, was reportedly addicted to the game, which was affecting his studies, Government Railway Police (GRP) Sub-Inspector Kamal Rana said.

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"When the family stopped him from playing, he left home and went to the Delhi-Amritsar railway track near his village, where he ended his life on Thursday," Rana said.

His body was recovered near Dheerpur railway station, about 15 km from Kurukshetra.

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After receiving information, police took the body into custody and conducted a post-mortem before handing it over to the family.

Further investigation is underway, officials said.

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