- Monotosh Halder who an ardent fan of Lionel Messi has reportedly killed himslef in India
- This happened on Saturday night, June 30, after Argentina were sent out of the 2018 World Cup
- The 20-year-old boy was said to have gone to bed on empty stomach that night Argentina lost to France
A 20-year-old boy known as Monotosh Halder has reportedly hanged himself in West Bengal, India following Argentina's defeat against France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Monotosh Halder is said to be an ardent fan of Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and was disappointed that his idol crashed out of the 2018 World Cup at the round of 16 stages.
According to the report by Goal UK, the 20-year-old boy refused to eat on Saturday night, June 30, and went off to sleep locking the doors of his bedroom.
On Sunday morning, July 1, Monotosh refused to open his door which was later broken by the police and his 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 according Goal UK.
Earlier, NAIJ.com had reported how Argentina international Lionel Messi returned to Barcelona after crashing out with his national team from the 2018 World Cup in Russia in which he ignored reporters at the airport.
Lionel Messi and his national team struggled to qualify for the round of 16 stages at the 2018 World Cup after beating the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their last Group D game.
But they were sent out of the tournament by France who won their round of 16 game 4-3 thanks to superb brace from PSG forward Kylian Mbappe.
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Source: Naija.ng