In a shocking case, a Class 9 student committed suicide after his parents scolded him over mobile phone addiction in a village in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapura district, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as 15-year-old Lokesh and the incident took place in Chittavalahalli village.
Lokesh’s father was worried about him spending most of his time on the mobile phone and wanted him to focus on studies.