Upset over his mother reprimanding him for excessive usage of mobile phone, a minor boy took his life at his residence in Miyapur on Tuesday night. The deceased was studying for his class 10 from an open school.

According to the police, the boy was playing games on the phone throughout the day.

“His mother returned from work in the evening and saw him playing games and scolded him. Upset, he locked himself in his room around 6.30 p.m. and took his life,” an official from the Miyapur police said.

The boy’s mother and two sisters were at home at the time of the incident. Minutes passed by even as his mother and sisters continuously knocked on the door but in vain. When the family broke open the door, he was found lying lifeless.

(Roshini suicide prevention helpline numbers: 8142020033/44 and 040 66202000/2001.)