A 20-year-old ardent Lionel Messi fan reportedly has committed suicide after Argentina’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup 2018.

France defeated 2014 finalists 4-3 on Saturday in the Round of 16 in Russia. Monotosh Halder, who lived in Habibpur which is in West Bengal's Malda district, apparently was heartbroken following the loss.

He skipped dinner that night and locked himself in his room. His parents assumed the child went off to sleep early that night because of Argentina’s defeat.

On Sunday morning, even on several attempts when Halder did not open the door, his parents informed the police. When the police broke opened the door, they saw the young boy hanging from the ceiling.

“My son had no illness. He was an Argentina fan and every day he used to remain glued to the TV since the world cup had started. He was distraught after Argentina's loss to France. But we never thought he would do something like this," said Mongol Halder, father of the deceased.

Meanwhile, Malda police, who have started a probe, said,” We are investigating the case. It seems that he has committed suicide since Argentina lost in the world cup.”

This was the second incident reported in this World Cup. Earlier, when Croatia thrashed Argentina 3-0 in the group stage, a 30-year-old boy in Kerala had committed suicide after succumbing to his emotions f0or Messi.

The youth left a suicide note before he went missing from his residence in Kottayam.

“I have nothing else left to watch in this world. I am going to the unfathomable depth of death. Nobody else is responsible for my death,” read the note.

Indian states like Kerala and West Bengal are famous for their football-crazy culture but nobody would have thought incidents as horrifying as these would unfold in World Cup 2018.

Bill Shankly, one of the greats from Liverpool FC, once said, “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.”

Sadly, this quote certainly has been taken to a next level.