TN Suicide Row: Another Minor Dies In Sivakasi, 4th Case In 10 Days

Earlier, A Class XII student from Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district allegedly committed suicide, making her the third such death in the state in the previous two weeks.

Chennai: A Class 11 student was discovered dead at her house in Sivakasi yesterday, adding to the string of schoolgirl deaths that have occurred in Tamil Nadu over the previous couple of weeks. Suicide is thought to be the cause of the minor’s death.

At her house, the girl was discovered hanging. There hasn’t been a suicide note found yet. A police officer claimed she frequently experienced excruciating stomach pain.

According to NDTV report, the police denied to say anything about the case till the investigation was completed.

In the past two weeks, three girls in Class 12 and now a girl in Class 11 have passed away in the state, three of them within the last two days.

Class 12 Student Dies In Cuddalore

Hours before the incident in Sivakasi, a Class 12 student was discovered dead in the Cuddalore district.

A Class XII student from Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district allegedly committed suicide, making her the third such death in the state in the previous two weeks.

Student at Sakthi Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, the young woman. She cited her “inability to fulfill IAS goals placed on her by her parents” in a four-page suicide note, according to Police Inspector Karthik.

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Farmers, according to the police, tried to perform the last rites for their daughter without telling them. “However, as soon as we were made aware of the situation, we submitted the child’s body for an autopsy. A suspicious death case has been reported, “said Cuddalore district police chief Sakthi Ganesan.

Two Suicides Last Week

This occurs barely one day after a Class 12 student from Tiruvallur district’s Sacred Heart Girls Higher Secondary School was discovered dead in her dorm.

According to police, no suicide note was found in the student’s room, who was from Tiruttani in the same district.

The CB-CID is also looking into the death of a Class 12 student on July 13 in the Kallakurichi district.

A number of individuals, including senior police officers, were hurt during the violent protests and fires that followed the murder of the pupil at a private residential school.

After authorities discovered a message accusing two teachers of “humiliating her for her academic performance,” five people—including the school’s principal and two teachers—have been detained in connection with the Kallakurichi case.

However, the girl’s parents filed a lawsuit alleging that the crime scene showed evidence of a physical altercation. A second autopsy was then mandated by the Madras High Court.

The high court also mandated that the CB-CID conduct an investigation into fatalities in educational facilities.

In the wake on such incidents, Dr Srinivas MD Psychiatrist from Chennai also issued a guidelines for journalist on suicide reporting through twitter

Dear journos,

Please follow suicide reporting guidelines. It is important to understand that the way media cover suicide can influence behavior negatively by contributing to contagion or positively by encouraging help-seeking.

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— Dr Srinivas MD (@srinivasaiims) July 25, 2022