Hyderabad, March 20 -- A bizarre incident unfolded in Kamareddy on Thursday, March 19, when a first-year intermediate student climbed atop a 60-foot water tanker in her hometown after being scolded by her parents for excessive screen time.

The girl, identified as Sravani, is a student at a Tribal Welfare College in Nizamabad. She had returned home to Burgul village, located in Mohammadnagar mandal, after giving her exams.

On the day of the incident, she had an argument with her parents over her excessive phone usage and climbed atop a water tanker at around 11 am. When people tried to bring her down, she started threatening to jump.

After a lot of back and forth, the villagers decided to contact the police. However, when the police and...