Hassan: A 13-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after his parents refused to buy him a mobile phone. The incident was reported from Yediyuru village on the outskirts of Hassan on Monday.

The boy, the son of Srinivas and Gowramma, was a Class 7 student at a school in Chitradurga. He had returned to Yediyuru on Saturday and was staying with his parents, who work as construction labourers, in a temporary shed.

According to the police, the boy had been asking his parents to buy him a mobile phone. His father reportedly declined, citing their financial constraints.

Upset over the refusal, the boy allegedly hanged himself using a saree inside the shed, police said.

The Hassan Badavane Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.