Hyderabad, April 5 -- A 25-year-old man died by suicide on Saturday, April 5, near Secunderabad railway station after allegedly losing large sums of money to online betting and gaming apps.

A private employee and a resident of Suchitra Center, Rajveer Singh Thakur, lived with his paternal uncle. He started investing in online betting and gaming apps, costing him huge financial losses, police said.

He then borrowed money from friends, but failed to return it. "He kept borrowing money to clear the debts taken to cover losses from online betting games but was unable to repay it. This mounted mental pressure on him," police said.

His paternal uncle tried to help him, but it was in vain. On Saturday, Thakur jumped in front of a goods train ...