Teenager ends life over delay in buying motorcycle in Karimnagar

A 17-year-old boy, Ritvik, died by suicide in Gopalpur village of Karimnagar rural mandal after being upset over his parents’ delay in buying him a motorcycle. He consumed pesticide on March 6 and died in a Hyderabad hospital on Sunday

Karimnagar: Upset over his parents’ delay in purchasing a motorcycle, a teenager, Ritvik (17), died by suicide in Gopalpur of Karimnagar rural mandal.

According to villagers, Ritvik had been pressuring his parents to buy him a bike. Though they had promised to purchase the vehicle after selling their crop, he attempted suicide by consuming pesticide on March 6.

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Alerted family members shifted him to a local hospital. He was later taken to Hyderabad for better treatment, where he breathed his last while undergoing treatment on Sunday.