Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a youth committed suicide during a live video call with his girlfriend in Odisha’s port city Paradip late on Sunday night.

The incident was reported from Madhuban Colony in Paradip. The deceased was identified as Sidharth Majhi (23), a plus three second year student. Although, the cause of his death was yet to be ascertained, the police suspected that the youth committed suicide over a love affair.

Sidharth was also working as an agent of Sahara India apart from pursuing degree course at Paradip College.

According to reports, Sidharth took the extreme step following heated argument with his girlfriend over phone.

He threatened her to end his life during video call at night. Initially, the girl hailing from Jagatsinghpur town did not pay attention to his words. When she found seriousness in his voice, she informed one of his friends in Madhuban about it and requested him to rush to his house.

When he reached home, Sidharth was found hanging from ceiling fan with a bed sheet. He immediately took his friend to hospital where the doctors declared him dead.The police has seized the body and sent it for post-mortem.

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