Teen jumps off hill after being denied mobile phone

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

A16-year-old boy ended his life by jumping off Khavadya hill near Tisgaon after his mother refused to buy him a mobile phone. The tragedy came to light on Sunday afternoon and has cast a pall of gloom across the Waluj area.

The deceased has been identified as Atharva Tayade (16), a native of Jalgaon Jamod in Buldhana district, currently residing in Sajapur Shivaar, Waluj. He was undergoing training for police recruitment. According to sources, Atharva had been persistently requesting his mother to buy him a mobile phone. However, after she declined, a distraught Atharva climbed the hill on Sunday and jumped off. The incident caused panic in the locality. Locals Atul Ade and Swapnil Pawar immediately rushed the severely injured Atharva to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Waluj MIDC police sub-inspector Salim Shaikh and his team visited the scene. Atharva's mother’s anguished cries moved everyone present. A case has been registered at Waluj MIDC police station, and further investigation is underway.