Bengaluru: In a spite to “taste death”, a 24-year old man from Karnataka committed suicide on the popular video making application, TikTok. He captured the entire video on the app.
“Dhananjaya, a 24-year-old man, committed suicide on TikTok,” said an official from Tumkur district.
The police has registered a case under IPC Section 174 on the suicide incident.
The deceased is being told to be a resident of Gouraganahalli in Tumkur district’s Koratageretaluk. The village he hails from is about 86 km north of Bengaluru.
According to the sources, he was upset as his mother used to often scold him for not earning any money. The victim was jobless and used to stay at home with his mother who criticized him for the same.
On Saturday evening, he consumed a pesticide and recorded the act on TikTok, the infamous Chinese social media platform.
Reportedly, he said that he had a desire to experience death and how it would be if he tried to kill himself. His wish turned fatal as his play led him to his death.
Despite being hurried to a hospital, he couldn’t be saved due to pesticide poisoning and died later on Sunday morning.
The victim, Dhananjayhad tried and exhibited self-harming tendencies earlier tooby ramming his two-wheeler at a tree trunk. However, he had survived at that time with injuries.
He used to earn a living driving an autorickshaw before the lockdown. Post the restrictions and the pandemic, it became difficult for him to go to work and was hence at home.
Dhananjay thought of scaring his mother as she keep chiding him, but ended up losing his life. His mother remained hysteric and extremely depressed over her son’s actions.
Incidents of individuals recording their death videos has increased tremendously in the recent times. People have also been committing suicide during video calls to their respective family and friends due to various reasons most of which weren’t grave enough to kill self.
During any atrocity, it’s always advised to tackle problems and not succumb to it. Ending one’s life should never be considered as an option. Instead, opting for dealing with the situation can lead to better outcomes.
