India, April 30 -- A 22-year-old man died by suicide using his uncle's licensed revolver at his residence in Jal Vihar Welfare Society in Faridabad's Sector-77 on Wednesday, allegedly after losing Rs.25,000 due to online gaming addiction, police said.

The deceased, a third-year BSc student at a private university in Sector-6, is suspected to have shot himself in the bathroom between 11am and 11.15am, officers said. Police said his mother and younger brother broke open the bathroom door after hearing a gunshot and found him lying in a pool of blood. With the help of neighbours, he was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said a suicide note ...