Overview
- Police in Bidar said 21-year-old MBBS student Anishkar Chouhan was found hanging in his BRIMS hostel room and concluded it was suicide after a spot inspection.
- Superintendent of Police Pradeep Gunti said phone checks showed he played online games and had borrowed about Rs 70,000–80,000 from friends that he reportedly lost.
- Police registered a case and began efforts to recover deleted data from his phone to identify the apps or games involved.
- The student's father arrived to file a formal complaint with police.
- India banned money-based online games last year after labeling them a social and public health risk.