25-yr-old youngster in Davanagere allegedly commits suicide after losing Rs 18 lakh in online games
Davanagere: A youngster in the city allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after reportedly losing around Rs 18 lakh in online games and incurring heavy debts to repay the dues.
Shashikumar (25), a resident of Saraswathi Nagar, had invested money while playing the games online and lost nearly Rs 18 lakh. He was depressed as he had been forced him to borrow money to pay the amount.
The youngster, who has written a six-page death note, has said that the app showed that he had won up to Rs 19,25,21,722 but, when he contacted the gaming website personnel, he was told that the money was not sent to him.
“I had invested lakhs of rupees on the game and, while the website personnel ensured that I paid them the money when I lost a game, they did not pay me when I won. A complaint has also been filed in the matter with the Vidyanagar Police,” Shashikumar has said in the death note.
His death note includes a two-page request to the chief minister, deputy chief minister and chief justice of the high court asking for a ban on online games. He has asked MP Dr. Prabha Mallikarjun to raise the issue in Parliament.
A case has been filed in KTG Nagar Police Station. Investigation is underway.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Odisha: BJD, Congress demand rollback of fuel price hike
Bhubaneswar (PTI): The opposition BJD and Congress on Friday demanded an immediate rollback of the fuel price hike, accusing the ruling BJP of adopting a "double standard" on the issue of GST on petrol and diesel.
The women's wing of the Congress staged a demonstration near a fuel station in Bhubaneswar, protesting the increase of Rs 3 per litre in petrol and diesel prices.
BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty said the BJP had demanded that petrol and diesel be brought under the GST regime when it was in the opposition in the state, but was now taking a contradictory stand after coming to power.
"This is the time for the BJP to honour its earlier commitments and bring petrol and diesel under GST after withdrawing VAT. The party said one thing while in opposition, but after assuming power, it is misleading the people with a different stance," he alleged.
In a statement, the BJD claimed that fuel prices were not reduced even when international crude oil prices had fallen below USD 60 per barrel, allowing oil companies to earn massive profits at the expense of consumers.
"Now, when crude oil prices are rising, the BJP government has increased fuel prices by Rs 3 per litre to protect the profits of oil companies. This exposes the true character of the BJP," it alleged.
Ipsita Sahu, president of the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, said the Centre should explain "under what pressure" it was being compelled to avoid cheaper fuel imports from Russia.
Meanwhile, Mahila Congress activists marched from the party's state headquarters to a fuel station in the Unit-2 area of Bhubaneswar, demanding rollback of the hike in petrol, diesel, commercial LPG and CNG prices.
As part of the protest, women activists brought two-wheelers without petrol to symbolically highlight the burden of rising fuel costs.
District Mahila Congress president Shriya Mohanty claimed the fuel price hike exposed the real nature of the BJP government.
"During the Manmohan Singh government in 2014, diesel was sold at Rs 55 per litre and petrol at Rs 70 per litre," she claimed.
