Online rummy loss: Student dies by suicide in Telangana's Warangal

WARANGAL: After reportedly losing Rs 46,000 in online betting, a 20-year-old student died by suicide, by hanging, at his house in Appalaraopet village in Nekkonda mandal of Warangal district on Friday night.
According to Nekkonda sub-inspector (SI) Shaik Johny Basha, B Uday Bhaskar, an ITI student of a college in Narsampet was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the bedroom by his father, Kamalakar, a farmer on Saturday morning.Police were informed about the suicide and during the preliminary probe it was learnt that Uday had played rummy online on Friday night.
"On Friday night, Uday Bhaskar took his mother's mobile phone and played online rummy. His mother's phone number was linked to her bank account and he lost 46,000 in the online game," the SI said. Police have seized the cell phone.
"We suspect that Uday ended his life due to loss in the online game," the SI said. Neighbours reportedly told police that Uday had lost money through online gaming on an earlier occasion too. But the family members did not confirm about any such loss to police. Based on the complaint lodged by the family, a suspicious death case was registered under Section 174 of the CrPC and the body was shifted for a post-mortem examination (PME) to the Narsampet Government Hospital.