An 18-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after he lost Rs 15,000 to an online shopping site while ordering a smartphone for his Class XII studies, Chandrapur police in Maharashtra said on Saturday.

Rohit Rajendra Jambhule from Puyardand in Chimur tehsil jumped into the well and ended his life after paying Rs 10,000 online and managing to raise with great difficulty the remaining Rs 5,000 to be paid on delivery, Assistant Inspector Vinod Jambhule of Bhisi police station said.