In an alleged case of death by suicide, a youth was found hanging from the ceiling in his room in Varkala on February 20, Tuesday.
The Ayiroor police identified the deceased as Gokul, 23, of Palayamkunnu. He was pursuing a course in animation at a private institution in Thiruvananthapuram.
The police suspected the death to be linked to a case of addiction to online gaming. The body has been shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital for post-mortem.
(Suicide prevention helpline: DISHA: 1056 or 0471-2552056)
