Denied new phone, 14-year-old hangs himself in UP’s Bijnor

BIJNOR: A 14-year-old boy allegedly hanged himself in UP’s Bijnor district, with his family claiming that he was upset as his demand for a new phone was not met. The Class VI student was found hanging by his cousin on Wednesday morning. Both of them worked at a roadside eatery in Bijnor’s Nehtor area after school hours and the boy allegedly killed himself there, police said.
Station house officer (SHO) of Nehtaur, Satya Prakash, said that the body of the boy has been sent for post-mortem examination. “Exact cause of the death will come out only after its report arrives,” he said.