13-year-old ‘dies by suicide’ after mother asks him to stop playing games on phone

After which he and his elder sister sat down to eat even as their mother stepped out of the house to meet her neighbours in the apartment building, the police continued, 13-year-old 'dies by suicide' after mother asks him to stop playing.

Key points

• "When she returned 20 minutes later, the boy was found hanging with her dupatta from the common staircase railing", police remarked.
• Rander police inspector T B Pandya remarked, The woman scolded her son to have dinner when he was busy playing games on the mobile phone.
• Mukul Choksi advised parents to regulate what their children watch and what games they played on their phones.
• The siblings' maternal uncle remarked, On Monday evening, my sister scolded both her children.
• The boy was taken to a nearby doctor's clinic, where he was declared dead, remarked police.

Child psychiatrist Dr. Mukul Choksi advised parents to regulate what their children watch and what games they played on their phones.

In practice, a 13-year-old boy allegedly concluded his life after his mother reprimanded him for using phone when dinner had been served, in Surat's Rander town on Monday evening, police stated.

Rander police inspector T B Pandya remarked, "The woman scolded her son to have dinner when he was busy playing games on the mobile phone. It could be that the boy felt hurt by that."

Meanwhile, the boy was taken to a nearby doctor's clinic, where he was declared dead, remarked police. The body was sent to the New Civil Hospital for post-mortem.

Meanwhile, the siblings' maternal uncle remarked, "On Monday evening, my sister scolded both her children. The boy was in Class 7."

In a similar incident last month, a 13-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide in Surat after his parents asked him to keep the phone aside and complete his homework.

Taken together, the developments around 13-year-old 'dies by suicide' after mother asks him to stop playing games point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.