CHENNAI: Pointing out that the suicides due to online gambling are increasing in the state, the PMK founder S Ramadoss requested the government to pass a new Bill to ban it.

In a statement, the senior leader said that Mahendran, a milk trader in Dindigul district, committed suicide as he lost money to online gambling.

“He lost over Rs. 2 lakh and left his home one month ago,” he rued and urged the government to act fast.