Addiction to Korean band videos leads to Kerala teen's suicide

The girl hanged herself inside her room where she used to study behind closed doors, police said

In yet another suspected case of mobile addiction, a 17-year-old girl was found hanging near Kallambalam in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram Saturday.

A note recovered by the police from her room stated that she got addicted to mobile phone music and was unable to concentrate on her studies. Depression over poor performance in recent exams could have prompted her to take the extreme step.

A higher secondary student, Jeeva Mohan, daughter of Jayamohan and Sreeja, was found hanging in her house. Police said that the note recovered from the spot mentioned mobile phone addiction. She was found to be frequently accessing foreign music concerts of Korean band troupes. She had also mentioned it to her family members earlier. Further probe was being initiated.

Several instances of children addicted to online games have been reported in Kerala over the years. Child psychologists are also seeing gaming addiction since lockdown days. Easy access to mobile phones by students was said to be a vitiating factor.