Law Student's Suicide "Heart Rending", Want Young Girls To Be "Bold": Kerala Governor

The 21-year old law student had left behind a note blaming her husband, in-laws and a police officer for taking the extreme step.

Terming the recent suicide of a law student as "very unfortunate, tragic and heart rending", Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Sunday said he wants young women to be "bold enough" to say no to dowry and to fight back, rather than give up their life.

The Governor was speaking to the media after visiting the law student's family at Aluva. He also said that Kerala Police was one of the best, but it may have some black sheep.

"It (the suicide) is very unfortunate, very tragic and heart rending that we should lose such a bright girl who was doing law, or for that matter, any girl. I feel extremely sorry."

"I want these young girls to be bold enough and courageous enough, first to say no to any demands of dowry and second, to fight back and not give up their life," he said.