In a suspected case of suicide, a 19-year-old polytechnic student was found dead after allegedly setting herself ablaze in her house near Naruvamoodu on Monday.
The police identified the victim as Mahima Suresh, the daughter of Suresh Kumar and Divya. She was a second-year student at Women’s Polytechnic College in Kaimanam.
The incident is believed to have taken place when she was alone at home, and her elder sister had gone to deliver food to her parents who run two shops in Naruvamoodu. Despite being rushed to the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital, her life could not be saved. The police have registered a case of unnatural death in connection with the incident.
(Suicide prevention helpline: DISHA – 1056, 0471-2552056)