Nursing officer dies by suicide amid online gaming addiction:Hangs himself on joining day; texts father before death

In Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, a nursing officer dies by suicide due to distress over losing money in online games and mounting debt. The shocking thing is that he was supposed to join his new job on Monday. Before that, he sent a message to his father, ‘Now you won’t have any trouble because of me.’ The deceased was identified as Rahul (27), son of Ramesh Ahirwar, a resident of Isagarh. Around 3 AM on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday, he sent his last message to his father on WhatsApp. When his father woke up, he initially thought it was normal, but after some time, when he went to the room, he found his son hanging. Lost money in online games, took loans According to family members, Rahul had developed an addiction to betting money in online games. This addiction grew during his job in Indore and Dewas. He repeatedly lost money and took loans, which the family kept repaying. When the addiction worsened, the family brought him home from Dewas, but after a few days, he started betting money in games again. Supposed to join the hospital today Recently, after losing money in the game, he had even mortgaged his bike. Rahul was selected for the post of Nursing Officer at Sukhpur Hospital a few days ago, and his joining was scheduled for Monday. But even before that, he took the suicidal step. Sent wife and daughter to her maternal home According to his brother, Rahul had been in depression for a long time. He had previously cut his wrist and attempted suicide by taking too many sleeping pills. Rahul was married 5 years ago. He has a 3-year-old daughter. Just one day before the incident, he had sent his wife to her maternal home in Badarwas.