Online betting claims life of youngster in Karimnagar

A 34-year-old man allegedly died by suicide in Karimnagar district after falling into debt linked to online betting. Police said mounting financial pressure drove him to take the extreme step. A case has been registered.

Karimnagar: Unable to cope with problems arising from online betting, a 34-year-old youth, Thota Aditya, died by suicide at Kothapalli on Wednesday.

He ended his life allegedly by hanging himself at his residence around 9.30 am.

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Aditya, who was addicted to online betting, had fallen into debt and other related problems. Unable to tolerate the mounting pressure, he took the extreme step.

The police registered a case and shifted the body to the district headquarters government hospital for postmortem.