<p>A middle-school student allegedly committed suicide in Murshidabad district by consuming pesticide after his father, a farmer, could not afford to buy him an expensive mobile of his choice.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 15-year-old boy Masud Sarkar was a class VIII student of Tentulia High School at Tentulia village.<br /><br />Masud's father Mabibul Sarkar is a poor farmer, who turned down the boy's demand for a touchscreen mobile.<br /><br />The family had two ordinary mobile phone sets. Masud consumed pesticide on Saturday night after which he was rushed to Lalbagh sub-divisional hospital where he died yesterday, hospital authorities said.<br /><br />An unnatural death case has been lodged in this connection, Additional Superintendent of Police K Kannan said.<br /><br />Subrata Biswas, Head Master of Tentulia High School said,Masud was an average student but was obedient and polite.<br /><br />"This suicide incident which was a result of disappointment induced by failure to get a trendy phone has happened for the first time in our school," he said.<br />A memorial service was being held in the school today, he said.</p>
<p>A middle-school student allegedly committed suicide in Murshidabad district by consuming pesticide after his father, a farmer, could not afford to buy him an expensive mobile of his choice.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 15-year-old boy Masud Sarkar was a class VIII student of Tentulia High School at Tentulia village.<br /><br />Masud's father Mabibul Sarkar is a poor farmer, who turned down the boy's demand for a touchscreen mobile.<br /><br />The family had two ordinary mobile phone sets. Masud consumed pesticide on Saturday night after which he was rushed to Lalbagh sub-divisional hospital where he died yesterday, hospital authorities said.<br /><br />An unnatural death case has been lodged in this connection, Additional Superintendent of Police K Kannan said.<br /><br />Subrata Biswas, Head Master of Tentulia High School said,Masud was an average student but was obedient and polite.<br /><br />"This suicide incident which was a result of disappointment induced by failure to get a trendy phone has happened for the first time in our school," he said.<br />A memorial service was being held in the school today, he said.</p>