VISAKHAPATNAM: A 16-year-old girl died by suicide after she was reprimanded by her parents for constantly checking her mobile phone. The incident took place at K Kothavalasa village in Srikakulam district.
Police said the girl was a Class X student in the village. Her parents had gone to Vijayawada in search of a livelihood and returned to their hometown for Sankranti.
When the girl’s parents saw her speaking on the phone, they scolded her for ignoring her studies. Upset with the incident, the girl left home and jumped into the Suvarnamukhi river. Police retrieved the body and shifted it for a postmortem.
In another incident, a 25-year-old man died by suicide by consuming a harmful chemical at Raavivalasa village in Srikakulam district. The victim was Durga Prasad.
Police said Durga Prasad was upset over frequent quarrels between his parents.
