Gaddimeedi Venkatesh, 23, was working at the popular Roast Cafe as a gardner. Venkatesh was originally from Jaklair village, Nara mandal, Mahbubnagar district.
Venkatesh started playing Ludo online on an app. However, he slowly got addicted and lost Rs 5 lakh. Unable to take the loss, Venkatesh drank pesticide and committed suicide.
Venkatesh got addicted to Ludo and other betting apps and piled up loans up to Rs 6 lakh. He attempted suicide two days back. His friends got him admitted to NIMS.
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However, Venkatesh died in hospital. His brother Bhimshanker complained to the police against the Joopy online app. The police filed a case against the site owners under Section 108 and are investigating the case.
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