He spent his entire salary playing the online games and also borrowed money from others. Police said Salman was in fear of revealing the unfortunate developments to his parents and slipped into depression over the last few days.

While being alone at home on Thursday evening, Salman took the extreme step. His parents who returned home were shocked to see their son hanging and had informed Kinathukadavu police. In a suicide note, Salman claimed that he lost his entire salary playing online gambling games and expressed his extreme decision.

Police sent the body of the deceased for a post mortem at Pollachi Government Hospital. A case has been registered and further inquiries are on.

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