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Banned from using Facebook, Maharashtra girl commits suicide

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Written By: Agencies | Updated : October 27, 2013 11:38 AM IST

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A teenaged college girl committed suicide after her parents restricted her use of her mobile phone and social networking sites like Facebook, police said.

The incident occurred late Wednesday night after 17-year-old Aishwarya S. Dahiwal had an argument with her parents over using Facebook on her computer.

According to investigating officer G. H. Lemgude of Nanalpeth police station in Parbhani, around 500 km east of Mumbai, Aishwarya's parents had objected several times to her using social networking sites and chatting long over the mobile phone.

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'Like all parents, their intentions were only to ensure that the girl did not go astray. They advised her to concentrate on her technical studies and stay away from long mobile chats and social networking sites,' Lemgude told IANS.

After the argument Wednesday night, Aishwarya went to her room, penned a suicide note and hanged herself.

In the note, Aishwarya reportedly wrote that she had been constantly prevented from using Facebook by her parents.

'Is Facebook so bad? I cannot stay in a home with such restrictions as I can't live without Facebook,' her suicide note said.

The Dahiwal family, comprising jeweller Sunil Dahiwal, his wife and two sons are in a state of shock.

Suicide statistics

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world, especially among young people. Nearly one million people worldwide die by suicide each year. This corresponds to one death by suicide every 40 seconds. The number of lives lost each year through suicide exceeds the number of deaths due to homicide and war combined. These staggering figures do not include non-fatal suicide attempts which occur much more frequently than deaths by suicide.

If you are prone to suicidal thoughts very often, here some things you can do to help yourself

  • Talk tosomeone before you act on your impulse. Thoughts of self-harm are highly intense, loaded with emotion. But they are fairly short-lived. Their intensity reduces by talking and/or crying it out. It takes a split second to act but if you let the impulse pass, the feeling passes by.
  • Communicate with family, close ones, friends. If you cannot talk freely to anyone, a counsellor or psychologist can help you get a neutral view on what is happening.
  • Mission ME FIRST! Write nice things about yourself (or get your good friends to write it for you) and paste in on your wall. Make yourself your first priority. Pamper yourself with things you like. Surround yourself with people you like..
  • Get some fresh air everyday take walks in a garden or any open area.
  • Take up any physical activity join a gym or play some sport. Physical exercise has been proven to help channelize thoughts better.
  • Learn something new a new language, a new hobby. If you can t figure out the one thing you want to do, try many and pick one or two things which make you feel good.
  • Help the underprivileged. You ll be surprised to see how many people around you need help. Sometimes, we learn unexpected lessons of faith and hope from such people.
  • Give yourself some time to heal and give your emotions some leeway. If you feel like crying, just do it. If you want to write down your thoughts, just do it.
  • Whatever you are going through, give life a chance, it s worth it!

With inputs from IANS

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