Unable to access phone for online classes, Maharashtra teen girl dies by suicide

A 17-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Nanded district allegedly died by suicide as she did not have a mobile phone to attend online classes.

A 17-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Nanded district allegedly died by suicide as she did not have a mobile phone to attend online classes and her parents' financial condition did not permit them to buy her one, police said on Monday. The girl, a resident of Naygaon, some 260 kilometres from here, died on June 16, an official said. "She is a Class XI student. Her parents are daily wage workers. She wanted a phone to attend online classes but her parents were unable to arrange money to buy a device. This made the girl take the step. A suicide note has been found, and the parents of the deceased have also confirmed the lack of a phone as the reason for the act," the Naygaon police station official said.