Dhenkikote: In a tragic incident reported from Poipani village under Dhenkikote police station in Keonjhar district, an 11-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after his mother refused to give him her mobile phone.
The deceased has been identified as Guguli Ganesh Prasad Mahant, the only son of Arjun Charan Mahant and Jayanti Mahant. He was a student of Nirmala Convent English Medium School in Keonjhar town.
According to sources, Guguli had asked his mother for her mobile phone Friday.
When she denied his request and went to the forest to collect mushrooms, the boy used a rope to hang himself in the house.
His grandmother, who was washing utensils, found him hanging around 4:30 pm.
She raised an alarm, and neighbours rushed him to Keonjhar district hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Police have registered a case (49/25) at Ghatagaon police station, and further investigation is underway.
PNN