14-Year-Old Boy Ends Life After Losing Money In Online Game

A 14-year-old boy allegedly ended his life after losing money in online games.

The body of the deceased teen, identified as Akash, was found in a pond near Irinjalakuda in Thrissur, Kerala, India.

According to the local media, the teen boy went missing from his home on Tuesday evening, Nov.16.

After his parents failed to locate the boy they approached the police and filed a missing person’s report.

Based on the complaint, the Kerala police initiated a search for the boy. On Wednesday, the investigators stumbled upon a pair of slippers and also found a bicycle near a pond, which was identified to be of the missing teen.

Diving experts were called in to assist in the search operation. Later in the day, the investigators found and recovered the boy’s body from the muddy pond.

The boy’s family identified the body which was then sent to a medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.

The police told The New Indian Express that they believe that Akash's father had reprimanded the boy for squandering money on online games like "Free Fire."

Upset over the scoldings, the boy resorted to the extreme step, police said.

However, some reports alleged that the boy had lost a lot of money in the game and chose to end his life fearing reprehension from his parents.

A further probe is underway, police said.

This is an ongoing investigation and no further details were revealed at the time of this writing.

A similar incident was reported in September when a 12-year-old boy allegedly killed himself by jumping into an agricultural well out of guilt for breaking his mother’s smartphone.

G. Ram Charan, a freshman at the Government High School in the Jookal village of Telangana, India, was found dead inside the well on Sept. 28.

According to the police, the boy reportedly ended his life fearing that he would be reprimanded for damaging his mother’s smartphone.

A search was initiated for the boy after his mother reported him missing.

Later that day, few locals reported to the police that they have found a pair of shoes beside an agricultural well on the outskirts of the village.

The investigators immediately launched a search and a local swimmer was called in for help. However, Charan’s body was only found a day later.

A case has been registered under Section 174 CrPc (suspicious death), said Chityala Police Sub-Inspector, E. Veerabhadra Rao.