Bulandshahr (UP), Jul 3 (PTI) A Class 11 student allegedly shot himself dead at his home here on Friday, police said.

The boy, a resident of Jatapur village here, used to play PUBG mobile game and was depressed for the last few days, they said.

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His father had gone to fields and his mother was sitting outside the home with other family members when she heard a loud noise. She rushed to his room and found the boy lying in a pool of blood.

Police reached the spot and recovered a cartridge. According to the deceased's family members, he used to play PUBG game on his mobile phone.

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