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'Mom and dad fight so much that it becomes unbearable': Two Surat incidents shock Gujarat; child asks ChatG

Reported by Bhaskar English

Download Home Video Search Watch Top News Local National Cricket Business Originals International Tech & Science Entertainment Lifestyle Sports Utility Career West Bengal Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan English News Local Gujarat Surat Child Suicide Cases | Mobile Phone Restrictions & Gujarat Explainer Gujarat Explainer 'Mom and dad fight so much that it becomes unbearable': Two Surat incidents shock Gujarat; child asks ChatGPT about methods of hanging oneself 1 day ago Copy link Two incidents in Surat have shaken Gujarat in just 12 days. A 13-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl died by suicide. In both cases, the children were reportedly upset over restrictions on mobile phone use.

Children who have barely begun to understand the world and life are increasingly facing extreme emotional distress. Why are children dying by suicide? Can measures such as Australia’s stricter rules on children’s social media use help address the problem? We will explore these questions in today’s Gujarat Explainer.

Incident 1: On the evening of 1st September, Nareshbhai Patel was living with his wife, son, and daughter in a rented house in Bhuvaneshwari Society in Surat’s Rander area. He worked as a tempo driver. His 13-year-old son, Sujal, was a Class 8 student at Swaminarayan School in the Morabhagal area.

Read the full report at Bhaskar English