A 17-year girl was found dead at a residential institution that provides Muslim religious education at Balaramapuram in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, May 13. The body of the girl was found in the bathroom of the institution identified as Al Aman, reports said. The family members of the girl, who suspect foul play, have filed a complaint with the Balaramapuram police.
The girl is a resident of Beema Pally in the district. The complaint said circumstances surrounding the death of the girl are suspicious and that she was subjected to harassment at the institute. On Saturday at around 2pm, the girl had called her mother on the phone and asked her to reach the institution immediately. But the authorities allegedly did not allow her to meet her daughter. Later, she was informed that her daughter was found dead in the bathroom. The Balaramapuram police have registered a case of unnatural death and have begun a probe.
Vijayakumar, Station House Officer Balaramapuram police station, told TNM that a complaint has been received from the girl's mother. The dead body of the girl was subjected to autopsy at the Medical College Hospital Thiruvananthapuram.
The girl, who was a residential student in the madrassa, had complained about the harassment she faced at the institute after Eid this year.
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