12-yr-old girl ends life after watching videos of suicide on YouTube
   Date :01-Jul-2019

 Deceased Shikha Rathod
 
Staff Reporter:
 
A twelve-year-old girl hanged herself allegedly after watching videos of suicide on YouTube in Hansapuri under jurisdiction of Tehsil Police Station on Saturday. Shikha Vinod Rathod, a resident of Hansapuri, had seen some suicide-related videos on her father’s mobile phone in the morning. She also showed the video clips to her mother, who never thought that those might lead to suicide by the girl. The shocking incident occurred at 4 pm when Shikha was playing with her sisters at the house while their mother was busy in household chores at their two-room rented accommodation. Suddenly, Shikha entered in another room and hanged herself from a ceiling fan with an elastic belt.
 
When Shikha’s younger sister saw her, she immediately informed their mother. She was rushed to Mayo Hospital where she breathed her last. Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) S Bakatwar informed ‘The Hitavada’ that the family was native of Rajasthan and migrated to Nagpur for manufacturing of plastic bags. Shikha used to play with mobile phones and no one anticipated this. The family was in shock after Shikha’s death. However, the exact cause of the death is not known yet. Police are waiting for post-mortem report. Police registered accidental death case and started investigations.
 
‘Mobile phone posing threat to teenagers’
 
Several incidents of teen’s suicides were reported in recent past that shook the society. Of them, some were related to mobile phone addiction and this particular incident again showcased the danger of mobile phone among teenagers, expressed a police officer. He appealed to the government to ensure removal of videos of the social media encouraging suicide.