Teenager student shots self, ends life after father bans Facebook chat

Allahabad, India: A teenager student reportedly shot himself dead in Allahabad yesterday after being restrained by his father from chatting on a social networking site Facebook.

The 14 years old boy reportedly shot shot himself with .32 bore revolver belonging to his father. Allahabad police says the incident took place in Parasnagar locality of Naini in Allahabad.

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Deceased was a student of 9th Class. As per informaion he was chatting on Facebook on Wednesday night on his mobile phone. After finding his son chatting at night, his lawyer father, Vidyakant Shukla, threw away the phone. The boy then locked himself up in his room and shot himself on Thursday morning.

When his family members broke open the door, they found the boy lying in a pool of blood. He was rushed to a medical facility where he was declared dead.

Police found a .32 bore revolver and an empty cartridge at the crime scene. The revolver belonged to his father, an official said.