Hyderabad, Dec. 26 -- A 20-year-old degree student died by suicide in Rangareddy district after losing Rs 1 lakh in online betting, police said on Thursday, December 25.

V Vikram, a student at BJR College in Hyderabad, was a resident of Debbadaguda village in Kandukur mandal. According to the police, he had been using an online betting app called "Fun in Exchange" without his family's knowledge. On Tuesday, Vikram lost Rs 1 lakh on the betting platform.

Vikram consumes pesticide, rushed to hospital

When his father learned about the loss on Wednesday morning, he reprimanded Vikram. Later that afternoon, Vikram consumed pesticide in an agricultural field. Family members rushed him to a private hospital in Hyderabad, where he died early T...