A 14-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide after his mother scolded him for playing games on his mobile phone, and asked him to study. On Sunday, Aniket Singh went to the bathroom after she took away his phone, and hanged himself with a string.

According to police officials from the Tulinj police station in Nalasopara East, the boy was a Std IX student of a local school. The Singhs live in Oswal Nagari. Officials said that since Sunday morning, Aniket had been playing games and loud music, and watching movies on his mobile phone.