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In a shocking and heart-wrenching incident, a young man from Teghari village under Jaleswar block in Balasore district reportedly attempted suicide after losing a huge sum of money in online gaming. The youth, identified as Sourajit Ray, is said to have lost more than Rs 5 lakh after playing some online betting games, plunging him into deep financial and emotional turmoil.

Sources from the victim's family revealed that Sourajit, a youth in his twenties, had become increasingly addicted to online gaming over the past several months. What began as a pastime soon turned into a dangerous obsession, as he allegedly started betting l...