Lionel Messi and Argentina were eliminated from the world cup
It has been reported that Monotosh Halder, a 20-year-old Messi and
Argentina fan, committed suicide in Habibpur which is in West Bengal’s
Malda district of India, after the Albicelestes went down 4-3 to France
in the Round of 16 of the ongoing World Cup in Russia.
According to Goal.com, the Indian man, Halder, an ardent
Messi fan, was heartbroken after his favourite team’s ouster from the
elite competition. He skipped dinner on Saturday night and went off to
sleep locking the doors of his bedroom.
On Sunday morning, even after several attempts when he did not open
the door, the police was informed. The door was breached by the police
and Halder’s dead body was found hanging from the ceiling.
“My son had no illness. He was an Argentina fan and every day
he used to remain glued to the TV since the world cup had started. He
was distraught after Argentina’s loss to France. But we never thought he
would do something like this,” said Mongol Halder, father of the deceased.
Meanwhile, Malda police have started a probe. “We are investigating the case. It seems that he has committed suicide since Argentina lost in the world cup,” said the police.
Another incident of suicide had been earlier reported from Kerala
when a 30-year-old’s body was recovered from of a nearby river in
Kottayam. The youth had penned a suicide letter and went missing after
Argentina’s humiliating 3-0 defeat against Croatia on June 21.
Both Kerala and West Bengal are footballing hotbeds of India and
South American countries like Brazil and Argentina are hugely popular
among the masses.