A teenager in India committed
suicide after her parents
banned her from using
Facebook. Aishwarya Dahiwal,
a 17-year-old second-year
college student from Parbhani
in the state of Maharashtra,
was found dead on Thursday
morning.
Dahiwal killed herself on
Wednesday night following an
argument with her parents
about not paying attention to
her schoolwork and using
social media sites like
Facebook.
"Like all parents, their
intentions were only to ensure
that the girl did not go astray,”
said investigating officer G.H.
Lemgude, according to NDTV.
“They advised her to
concentrate on her technical
studies and stay away from
long mobile chats and social
networking sites.”
After the argument with her
parents, Dahiwal retreated to
her bedroom, where she wrote
a suicide note and hanged
herself.
"Is Facebook so bad? I cannot
stay in a home with such
restrictions, as I can't live
without Facebook," her suicide
note reads.
Her body was found Thursday
morning.
Aishwarya’s father, Sunil
Dahiwal, told India Real Time
that his family was in a state of
shock. “We still can’t believe
it,” he said. “We are in deep
shock. We just wanted her to
focus on her studies. We never
thought she would ever take
such a harsh step.”
As India Real Time reports,
there have been a rash of
suicides in Maharashtra. Last
year, 16,112 people killed
themselves there, according to
the National Crime Records
Bureau. Tamil Nadu was the
state with the most suicides
last year, with 16,297. West
Bengal had 14,957 suicides
last year and Karnataka had
12,753.
According to the Voice of
Russia, Facebook is the
preferred method of
communication for teenagers in
India, more so than mobile
phones. Out of a population of
1.2 billion people, Facebook
will be available to 200 million
people in India by the end of
this year.
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