Overview

• The deputy commissioner said the teen had been gaming heavily for two months and lost Rs 14 lakh, urging parents to monitor minors’ online activity and bank access.
• Police sent the body for autopsy, registered the case, and are examining transaction logs tied to suspected in‑game payments.
• The father discovered the missing funds during a bank visit, confronted his son, and the boy was later found hanging and declared dead at a community health centre.
• Reports vary on the child’s exact age and the total amount, but identify him as Yash Kumar, a Class 6 student from Mohanlalganj in Lucknow.
• An additional DCP cautioned that titles such as BGMI and Free Fire can be addictive and exploited by fraudsters, and said police have intensified cyber‑awareness outreach.