Nagpur, June 30: Watching online videos turned fatal for a minor in Maharashtra, a twelve-year-old girl allegedly hanged herself after apparently watching videos of suicide on YouTube, police said on Sunday. Shikha Rathod, a resident of Nagpur's Hansapuri, had seen some suicide-related video on her father's mobile phone, a cop said. Momo Challenge Is Back Online! UK School Warns of Suicidal Content in Peppa Pig, Fortnite and YouTube Kids Videos.

The minor also informed her mother about those clips, who had never thought that her daughter would end her life. On Saturday, the girl hanged herself from ceiling fan using an elastic rope. When her younger sister saw her, she immediately informed their mother. The girl was rushed to a government hospital where she succumbed while undergoing treatment. Momo Suicide Challenge Promoted By YouTube? Instructional Videos Found That Encourage Children To Commit Suicide. 

Meanwhile, the exact cause of the death is not yet known and a case of accidental death has been registered. Every year, may such incidents are reported. The human right activists have been demanding that the videos that encourage suicide should be removed from the social media and video streaming platforms. The ban on violent games is also demanded.

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