KANNUR
:
Four suicide cases
, all teenage girls, in two weeks have shocked the district. Of these, three cases, including a twin suicide, were reported in a gap of 48 hours, and the latest was reported from Vadakkumbad near
Thalassery
, in which a 17-year-old girl was found hanging in her house in the early hours of Monday.
According to police, the girl, a student of Brennen Higher Secondary School, Thalassery, was found hanging in her room by her parents. Though she was immediately rushed to the hospital, she was declared brought dead.
Though they recovered a note from her room, it did not put the blame on anybody, said police.
“However, we are investigating if any external factor had led to the suicide as another case was also reported from Thalassery two weeks ago,” said Thalassery DSP K V Venugopalan.
The girl who committed suicide near Thiruvangad in Thalassery was also a Plus One student and she too was found hanging in her house.
In the twin suicide cases at Appakkadavu near Chakkarakkal, there were no major reason that forced the teenagers to take the extreme step, said police. Though a suicide note was recovered from the room where they were found hanging on Saturday evening, there was no serious allegations in it, said the investigating officers. They also said the girls were not physically abused as per the primary investigation.
Though the four cases seem to have no apparent connection, a comprehensive investigation is going on, said police.
“Though we have not found the involvement of any kind of rackets in connection with these suicides, the reality is that such rackets have spread their net in the school and college campuses to lure the teenagers and social media platform is the main culprit,” said a senior police officer who did not want to be named.
“Instead of a social life, many teenagers and adults now have a social media life, which has many pitfalls and most of the people do not have the strength to handle such issues pragmatically, which result in such cases. Even failed love affairs make them embrace death,” he added.
Police conduct regular counselling programmes in schools. But the parents should also closely monitor the activities of the children and their behavioural changes, the officers said.
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