Minor boy in Odisha kills self over trivial incident while playing cricket

In an unfortunate turn of events, a trivial incident over playing cricket on a village road in Ganjam district led to the suicide of a minor boy. Multiple cases have been registered against different persons’ names in Gangpur police station in connection with the case.

As per reports, a Class X student allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide due to humiliation after an FIR was lodged against him and his father by a woman in the village who was hit by the cricket ball.

The deceased has been identified as Chandan Parida from M Nuagada village in the district. He was a student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya in Kshatriyabarapur.

Chandan was reportedly playing cricket with his friends on the village road on June 17. One of his shots allegedly hit a woman in the village while she was passing nearby. Subsequently, the woman lodged an FIR against Chandan and his father Narayan Parida in Gangpur Police Station.

Following the development, Chandan was allegedly under huge mental stress after hearing sarcastic statements from some of the villagers. As a result, the minor boy lost his mental balance and reportedly consumed pesticide. Subsequently, he was admitted to Bhanjanagar hospital in a critical condition. However, doctors declared him brought dead.

After the death of the minor boy, his father Narayan Parida lodged an FIR against three persons of the village.

Gangpur Police has registered cases in connection with both the complaints and started investigations into the cases.