13-year-old spends Rs 40,000 on online game,
hangs self after mother scolds him

A 13-year-old boy died of suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district after losing Rs 40,000 in the online battle royale game called Free Fire.

The minor, who lived with his family in Chhatarpur’s Shanti Nagar, took the extreme step as unbeknownst to his parents, he had spent Rs 40,000 into the online battle royale game called Free Fire. The boy and his sister were alone at home at the time of the incident. According to the police, their mother, who was at work, received a message notifying that Rs 1,500 had been debited from her bank account.

She called up her son and inquired about the deduction, at which he admitted to having spent the money on an online game. She reprimanded her son, following which he went to his room and hanged himself from the ceiling fan.

Police investigating the case recovered a suicide note, allegedly written by the minor, in which he confessed to withdrawing Rs 40,000 from his mother's bank account and losing the money while playing Free Fire.