<p>A 10th standard student of Sagade Government High School ended her life, by consuming poison here, on Monday evening.</p>.<p>The girl's father has lodged a police complaint that she took the extreme step as her demand for buying a mobile phone to attend online classes was not met.</p>.<p>Harshitha (15), daughter of Rajesh and Padma, of Sagade village, was pestering her parents to buy her a mobile phone, claiming that all her friends had phones, according to a resident of the village.</p>.<p>Her father, a tailor, was facing financial problems and thus, he had assured her of buying a phone, after a few days. Upset over this, Harshitha consumed pesticide, that was brought to spray for plants.</p>.<p>Harshitha was rushed to the primary health centre at Kabballi. From there, she was shifted to the district hospital for further treatment, where she breathed her last.</p>.<p>Chamarajanagar Rural Police Inspector Lohith Kumar said, "We have registered a case, based on the complaint lodged by Harshitha's father, that his daughter consumed pesticide for not buying her a mobile phone, to follow online classes."</p>.<p>When contacted, Sagade Government High School Headmaster Gajendra said that they are not conducting any online classes for students. The teachers go to the villages, gather students at a common place and conduct classes, under Vidyagama programme, he said.</p>
<p>A 10th standard student of Sagade Government High School ended her life, by consuming poison here, on Monday evening.</p>.<p>The girl's father has lodged a police complaint that she took the extreme step as her demand for buying a mobile phone to attend online classes was not met.</p>.<p>Harshitha (15), daughter of Rajesh and Padma, of Sagade village, was pestering her parents to buy her a mobile phone, claiming that all her friends had phones, according to a resident of the village.</p>.<p>Her father, a tailor, was facing financial problems and thus, he had assured her of buying a phone, after a few days. Upset over this, Harshitha consumed pesticide, that was brought to spray for plants.</p>.<p>Harshitha was rushed to the primary health centre at Kabballi. From there, she was shifted to the district hospital for further treatment, where she breathed her last.</p>.<p>Chamarajanagar Rural Police Inspector Lohith Kumar said, "We have registered a case, based on the complaint lodged by Harshitha's father, that his daughter consumed pesticide for not buying her a mobile phone, to follow online classes."</p>.<p>When contacted, Sagade Government High School Headmaster Gajendra said that they are not conducting any online classes for students. The teachers go to the villages, gather students at a common place and conduct classes, under Vidyagama programme, he said.</p>
