Pulled up by father over spending money, boy kills himself

Upset over his father berating him for not paying the monthly dues of a private chit fund and spending the amount with his friends, a 11th standard student set himself ablaze and succumbed to injuries in a hospital today, police said.
The 17-year-old boy in Ramasamypuram village in the district set himself ablaze at his home on August 22 and was admitted to a hospital in Madurai with serious burn injuries the same day.
The matter came to light when the father went to collect the chit amount and was informed by the organiser that his son had not paid the money.

The boy died without responding to treatment today, police said.