Yogesh K Porwar
An 18-year-old security guard ended his life while his family members busy preparing for the Dasara festival celebrations at home in Varthur police station limits on Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Ambrish Thapa, native of Nepal and working as security guard.He was living with his brothers in a rented house .
Ambrish came few months ago to work as security guard,but stopped working.After getting salary for two months he stopped going to work and was always on mobile phone.
His elder brother,Rahul reprimanded him for not going to work and wasting time,which could have led him to take the extreme step .
Rahul told the police,his parents at his native wanted to see Ambrish, their younger child and Rahul was asking him to return to his native.But Ambrish refused to go and spend most of his time of mobile phone and playing games .
The phone addiction has become growing concern among the migrant labourers who are wasting time on watching reels and phones,leading to family feuds.
Young adults and even children at the migrant colonies are addicted to phones as stopped going to work and school,R.Kaleemullah,a city based social worker,said.
He further urged the authorities concerned to do something about mobile phone de-addiction,which is posing a threat to the families and on the minds of the youth.
(those having suicidal tendencies can call Arogya Sahayavani ph. 104 for help )
