According to the family members, the mother found her son's body hanging from the ceiling of his bedroom. The webcam on his personal computer was switched on and broken mobile phone was lying on the floor. Family suspects that Ankit smashed his cell phone in anger before taking the extreme step. 

Family also told police that Ankit, an event management professional, was short-tempered. He used to chat with the girl daily in the night. However, the police said that the probe is still on to verify whether Ankit committed suicide during video chat or following an heated argument with the girl on the phone. 

The incident occurred on Saturday but came to light on Monday when police filed an FIR against the girl. Suprintendent of Police, Varanasi, City, Santosh Singh told reporters that Ankit had attempted suicide earlier also. His mother is a schoolteacher and father, a retired bank employee.