A teenager who killed herself after
her parents banned her from Facebook left a note for a devastated family
saying she couldn't live without the site.
Aiswarya
Dahiwal, a second year college student from Parbhani, in the
Maharashtra state of India, had asked her parents for permission to log
on to the site on Wednesday, but they said no.
The
teenager then got into an argument with the couple who told her that
she should pay more attention to school work, and spend less time on
Facebook.
The parents of a 17-year-old girl who killed
herself after being banned from Facebook have described their 'deep
shock' (picture posed by model)
The family also argued about Miss Dahiwal making long mobile phone calls to her friends.
Her body was found on Thursday morning, and police said that she had hanged herself.
A
note found in Miss Dahiwal's bedroom said that she had taken her own
life because she was not allowed to go on the social networking site.
Police said that in the note the
teenager had said that she couldn't stay in a home with the restrictions
she felt she was being placed under, and that she couldn't live without
Facebook.
In India 92 per cent of high school pupils prefer using the site to talking on a phone (posed by model)
Speaking the Wall Street Journal
in India her father Sunil said the family was in 'deep shock' and that
he 'never thought she would ever take such a harsh step.'
A case of accidental death has been registered by Indian officials and an investigation is underway.
According
to the Wall Street Journal, a recent survey found that nearly 92
percent of India's high school students prefer to use Facebook rather
than make calls to communicate.
The
Wall Street Journal also reported that 16,112 people killed themselves
in the state last year, making it the state with the second highest
suicide rate in the country.
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