31-07-2025
Man strangles grandmom overonline gamingaddiction
Jaipur: A 24-year-old man was arrested Thursday for strangling his 86-year-old grandmother to death in Sriganganagar after a year-long addiction to an online game left him heavily in debt.
Identified as Manish Chugh, the man allegedly killed his grandmother in a fit of rage when she scolded him for playing games on his mobile phone.
Police said Manish was playing an online game called 'Aviator' for the past year and lost nearly Rs 2 lakh in the process. "In order to repay the mounting debt, he took loans from relatives and borrowed through mobile apps. On July 24, after losing another Rs 15,000, he returned home angry and distressed.
His grandmother, Draupadi Devi, reprimanded him again. In a fit of rage, he strangled her with a towel," said a police officer.
To cover up the crime, Manish reportedly ransacked the house to make it appear as a robbery. "He stole Rs 18,000 in cash along with gold ornaments, including earrings and other jewellery, and then locked the house from outside before heading to work," the officer said.
Later, he filed a complaint at Purani Abadi police station, claiming unknown robbers entered the house and murdered his grandmother. SP Amrita Duhan said that police began an investigation with support from the FSL and dog squad teams. Based on technical clues and local informants, police grew suspicious of Manish and took him into custody. During interrogation, he allegedly confessed to killing his grandmother and stealing from the house to repay his debts.
