Odisha: Youth committed live suicide during video call with his girlfriend

Bhubaneswar: Following a petty quarrel with his girlfriend over video calling, a 25-yr-old youth committed suicide while being live on the video call with his girlfriend in Puri, Odisha on Saturday night.

According to the reports, the deceased Saikat Rao fell in love with a girl in Bhubaneshwar while studying in a college. They both decided to get married once they got jobs.

The girl on completion of their education, returned back to her hometown Kolkata but remained in touch with Saikata, who was a resident of Puri Sea Beach area, through calls.

According to the sources, Saturday evening, Saikata and his girlfriend had a heated argument on video call, for he suspected presence of some other guy in her life.

Following the quarrel, still staying on the video call, Saikata told his girlfriend that he is going to end his life and she will witness it with her own eyes. The girl though immediately informed Saikata’s mother about his threat, she couldn’t save him, as his mother and sister where busy shopping in market. Saikata committed suicide hanging himself by the time his mother rushed back to their house, DC reported.