Mysuru: SSLC student ends life over marks despite first class result
Mysuru: A 16-year-old girl studying in a private school in Nanjangud allegedly died by suicide after reportedly feeling upset over scoring lower marks than expected in the SSLC examination, though she had passed in first class.
The deceased has been identified as Trishala, daughter of Shivakumar and Savitha of Kurahatti village in Nanjangud taluk.
She had been studying in a private high school in Nanjangud town and was waiting for the SSLC results.
After the results were announced, Trishala had secured 440 marks and passed in first class. However, it is said that she believed she had written the examination well enough to secure distinction marks.
Upset over the result, she allegedly hanged herself at home when no one else was present in the house.
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Delhi court directs FIR against Abhijit Mitra for objectionable posts against Newslaundry journos
A Delhi court on Wednesday directed the registration of a FIR against Abhijit Iyer-Mitra over objectionable social media posts targeting journalists of Newslaundry, including Manisha Pande, Bar and Bench reported.
The order was passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhanu Pratap Singh of the Saket Court.
The Court observed that the accused made ‘sexually coloured’ remarks against Manisha Pande and other journalists.
It noted that the tweets were prima facie intended to insult Pande and that she was specifically named in the posts.
“Therefore, on perusal of the application and the material placed on record by the complainant, this Court is of the view that the content of the tweets posted by the accused on “X” platform discloses commission of cognizable offences under section 75(3) and 79 of BNS,” the order said.
Stating that there is a need for investigation in the matter, the court stated that “it is of the view that police investigation is necessary as the offence has been committed in cyber space on platform "X".
“Therefore, police investigation is necessary to verify the user account on platform "X" from which the said tweets were published,” it added.
“Further police investigation is also necessary to trace and recover the computer source/electronic device from which the said tweets were published. This Court is also of the view that the Action Taken Report which was filed by PSI Ombir in the present case is not satisfactory as the above stated tweets were not considered in the report," the order further read.
Manisha Pande and six other journalists approached the Court, alleging that Iyer-Mitra referred to them as prostitutes repeatedly in a series of posts and articles on the social media platform X.
The journalists had also moved the Delhi High Court with a defamation suit against Iyer-Mitra. The suit challenged his remarks describing the organisation as a “basti/brothel" and its journalists as "prostitutes".
They argued that the remarks amount to a “sustained campaign of vilification”, which caused them mental trauma, harassment, and embarrassment. The petition sought a permanent injunction, a written apology, and damages of Rs 2 crore.
On May 21, 2025, the Court recorded Iyer-Mitra’s undertaking to delete certain posts within five hours. The matter remains pending before the High Court.
Advocates Bani Dikshit and Udhav Khanna appeared for the Newslaundry journalists in the case.
