Bhopal: 14-year-old boy dies by suicide over online game task, police say

A 14-year-old boy on Wednesday died by suicide allegedly while trying to complete an online game task in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal

Published on: Feb 4, 2026, 19:49:54 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: A 14-year-old boy on Wednesday died by suicide allegedly while trying to complete an online game task in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, police said.

The deceased was a Class 8 student and the only son of his parents (Representative photo)

Police officers said that multiple task-based games were found on the deceased’s mobile phone, which has been seized for examination.

The boy’s parents, who had gone out to attend a funeral, found him hanging in his room when they returned, Piplani police station in-charge Chandrika Yadav said.

“They immediately rushed him to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival,” Yadav added.

The deceased was a Class 8 student and the only son of his parents.

“The parents, who are teachers at a private school, informed us that the boy had recently become addicted to online games on his mobile phone. As his studies were getting affected, the family had started restricting his mobile phone use,” Yadav said.

The parents also told police that the boy often spoke about completing tasks given in the game. “According to the family, the child took this step to complete some task of the online game. We have seized the mobile phone and cyber experts are examining it to ascertain the reason behind this extreme step,” Yadav said.

A case has been registered in the matter.

Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. If you need support or know someone who does, please reach out to your nearest mental health specialist.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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