Noida Teen Suicide : 14 year old girl Ends her Life but Why?
Noida Teen Suicide : A 14-year-old girl was found hanging at her school in Noida, UP. The girl was in class 10, and lived in a boarding school, where she was found hanging. The Arsh Kanya Gurukul school, which the girl attended, is in Noida’s Sector 115.
The incident took place on July 3rd, but it has only seen the light of the day via a couple of viral videos on social media.
Despite being ruled as a suicide, upon retrieving a suicide note, the family alleges discrepancies in the school’s claim that the girl killed herself and believe that she was raped and then killed. The girl’s younger sister attended the same school as well, along with 45 other students.
The parents suspect foul-play in the whole case. The mother of the girl claims her cellphone being taken from them upon entering the school premises. The parents also claimed that they were rushed throughout the process and were made to cremate their daughter immediately.
What does the WHO data for Suicide Say?
According to WHO, close to 800 000 people die due to suicide every year, which is one person every 40 seconds. In India, A total of 1,34,516 suicides were reported during 2018 showing an increase of 3.6% in comparison to 2017 and the rate of suicides
According to WHO data, the age standardized suicide rate in India is 16.4 per 100,000 for women (6th highest in the world) and 25.8 for men (ranking 22nd).
Why the family of Noida Teen Suicide Case Call Consider the Call Being Raped?
The parents of the deceased girl cremated her in a rush. Also, it is interesting to note that the mother spoke about her daughter’s torn clothes, and her salwar being loose from the waist. She suspects that her daughter was raped and then later killed as a cover up. The suicide note conveniently sheds the school off of any responsibility. The note also blames her family, and their personal problem for causing her enough pain to take her own life. Also, forcing the parents to sign a document which states that the girl did die of natural causes, is a step which ensures that the parents cannot contest against the school authorities.
The school authorities went out of their way to ensure no blame goes to them, with rushed cremation, signing of documents, taking away the parent’s phones, all seems as if they tried to hide or cover something up.
The family wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar to look into the matter and investigate the school authorities.
The school authority, however, denied all the allegations. During the lockdown period, many including the celebrities have committed suicide. But for a girl of age to commit suicide requires a big personal reason. What might have been the cause it is for time to decide but it is important for parents to look after every behavior of their children and act if they find any of their behavior to be unusual.
Noida Teen Suicide : 14 year old girl Ends her Life but Why?
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