Pune teen commits suicide after he wasn't allowed to watch cartoon show: Police

In a bizarre yet tragic incident, a 14-year-old boy in Maharashtra's Pune committed suicide after he was allegedly denied access to TV to watch cartoon show by his mother.

The family lives in Bibwewadi area.

"He wanted to watch cartoon, his grandmother wanted to watch news.

He grew upset, so his mother switched off TV.

He then committed suicide.

Probe is on," said Sunil Kalgutkar, ACP, Wanowrie.