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KOLKATA: A Class-VIII student was found hanging from the ceiling fan at his home at Bijaynagar in Naihati, North 24 Parganas, on Monday afternoon. Police suspect that the 14-year-old boy committed suicide after being rebuked by his mother for his smartphone addiction.

Locals said Debojyoti Dutta, a student at Naihati Mahendranagar High School, was good at studies . “But he was losing concentration and would be glued to his mobile. His parents warned him against such addiction, but to no avail,” said a family member.

On Sunday, Dutta was scolded by his mother after his private tutor complained about him neglecting his studies. The next morning, another tutor told Dutta’s another mother that he had not finished his homework. Angered by the repeated complaints, his mother rebuked him in front of the tutor.

In the afternoon, when his father, a former Army personnel, was not at home and his mother was working in the kitchen, the boy reportedly went to his room and locked the door. Later, his family members broke open the door to find him hanging. He was taken to Naihati hospital where he was declared dead.

