JAIPUR: A 13-year-old boy hanged himself when his father refused to buy him a cellphone and forced him to go to school.

The incident took place in Shushilpura's Shiv Colony in Sodala area. Police said that the boy, a Class VII student, was angry at his father as his classmates had cellphones and computers.

According to police, the boy Ravi Kumar was studying in a government school. His father, Dilip Singh , is a tailor by profession. "Ravi was not going to school for the past three days saying that the classes were closed; however, his father found out on Thursday that he was lying. So he forcefully woke him up early in the morning to send him to school," said a police officer.

Telling his mother that he was preparing tea for everyone, he went to kitchen and hanged himself using a belt.

"Ravi used to push his father to get him a cellphone and a computer. Besides, he was angry as Dilip was forcing him to go to school. Primarily, this seems to be the reason behind the extreme step. Further investigation is going on," said the officer.

