Father and son commit suicide due to inability to buy smartphone, shocking incident in Nanded

In Maharashtra’s Nanded district, a poor farmer and his 16-year-old son committed suicide due to financial constraints. This painful incident came to light in Minaki village of Biloli tehsil, where father and son committed suicide by hanging themselves with the same rope.

Tragedy arising from demand for smartphones

The deceased teenager, Omkar, was a class 10 student and had returned home from his hostel on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. He had asked for a smartphone for his studies.

• Father’s inability:
  Omkar’s father, a small farmer, was drowned in farm and vehicle loans. He expressed his inability to buy a smartphone.
• Last conversation:
  On Wednesday evening, Omkar again demanded a call from his father, but after his father’s refusal, he left the house disappointed.

Dead bodies of father and son found on the farm

When Omkar did not return home, the family tried to find him.

• On Thursday morning, the father found his son’s body hanging from a tree in the field.
• The father, who was shocked to see his son’s condition, also committed suicide by hanging himself with the same rope.
• The family said that the father could not bear the death of his son and took this step in deep grief.

Police action and statement

On receiving information about the incident, police reached the spot.

• The bodies were sent to the civil hospital for postmortem.
• Superintendent of Police Avinash Kumar:
  “We have registered a case of accidental death based on the statement of the boy’s mother. “The circumstances that led to this tragedy are being confirmed.”
• Sub-Inspector Dilip Munde:
  “The boy’s mother told that the son was constantly demanding a smartphone. Due to poor financial condition of his father, he could not fulfill this demand.”

Financial crisis took away life

• Omkar was the youngest among three brothers.
• The loan taken for farming and vehicle was already putting immense pressure on the farmer father.
• His inability pushed the family into this painful situation.

questions for society

This incident is not just a family tragedy but raises questions on society and the economic system:

• How financial constraints and debt burden are breaking families?
• Is the pressure of increasing material desires on children becoming unbearable for parents?
• What steps can be taken to prevent such incidents?