New Video In Tamil Nadu Schoolgirl's Death By Suicide, Probe On
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Tamil Nadu schoolgirl suicide: The court told the police to focus on investigating the circumstances that led to the death by suicide
A new video has emerged in a case of death by suicide by a 17-year-old schoolgirl in Tamil Nadu in which she is heard saying she "took poison" fearing her marks would fall. In an earlier video, the girl had said she drank poison alleging abuse by her hostel warden and an attempt to convert her to Christianity.
The Madras High Court's Madurai bench had ordered a magistrate to record her parents' statement. It also told the person who filmed the schoolgirl's statement to give the phone to the police for a forensic analysis. The phone is now with the police.
The court told the police not to harass the person who recorded the teen's statement on camera, and instead focus on investigating the circumstances that led to the death by suicide.
NDTV cannot independently verify the video.
