Boy hangs self while copying ‘Maa Kaali’ act

LUCKNOW: A Class 9 boy of a city school accidentally hanged himself to death in Krishna Nagar area on Tuesday night while trying to copy Goddess Kali from a television serial ‘Maa Kaali’ aired on an entertainment channel these days. Victim Chitranajan alias Ranjan, 14, died when he tied a scarf around his neck and put a noose on the door.

LUCKNOW: A Class 9 boy of a city school accidentally hanged himself to death in Krishna Nagar’s Prem Nagar colony on Tuesday night while trying to copy Goddess Kali from a popular television serial aired on an entertainment channel these days.

The tragic incident took place when the victim, Chitranajan alias Ranjan, 14, was playing with his younger sister Gunjan, 9, and a few other children staying in the neighbourhood.

Inspired by mythological TV show, Ranjan declared to his peers that he will enact ‘Maa Kaali’ as shown in the serial.

“The victim’s sister and other children playing with him demanded that Ranjan must enact ‘Maha Kali’ in a way that his tongue pops out like that of the Goddess,” said Sarvesh Mishra, additional superintendent of police (ASP), Lucknow

INSPIRED BY TV SHOW, RANJAN DECLARED TO HIS PEERS THAT HE WILL ENACT ‘MAA KAALI’ AS SHOWN IN THE SERIAL

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He said the boy tied a scarf around his neck and put a noose on the door.

While performing the act, the boy choked himself to death even before he could be brought down by his parents when his friends raised an alarm after sensing trouble.

He said the boy’s parents rushed the boy to a near-by hospital where he was declared brought dead. The body has been handed over to the family for last rites after carrying out postmortem examination.

Ranjan’s father Amit Sharma is a plumber while mother Sushmita is a homemaker.