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Topic: suicide

No murder, no rape: Why SC backed ‘suicide pact’ finding in 2002 actor Pratyusha death

SC rebukes doctor who claimed Pratyusha was raped & strangled. Court upholds conviction of actor's friend for abetment to suicide, makes adverse reference to him for denying relationship.

K-pop is on trial after Ghaziabad sisters’ deaths. Probe hints it was their only escape

What began as a local tragedy spiralled into a national debate about Korean content, its growing popularity among young people in India, and whether it had pushed the sisters over the edge.

Gamers deny link between Ghaziabad suicides & skill gaming. ‘Parental monitoring needed’

Korean developers gave Indian audiences what they wanted and needed. Unlike many Western titles, Korean games focus heavily on mobile, said Biren Sharma, a gaming content creator.

Lonely & out of school, K-pop became their world. Ghaziabad suicide sisters feared ‘marrying Indian men’

In statements to police, family said none of the five children in the house were attending school. The eldest could not clear her Class 4 exams but that was before COVID-19 pandemic.

Three sisters jump to death in Ghaziabad, online gaming addiction under probe

The girls, aged 12, 14 and 16 years, died on the spot after jumping from the residential tower in Bharat City society around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Shalimar Garden ACP says.

CJ Roy’s death raises an important question. Why isn’t there a time limit on tax raids?

Deterrence cannot mean institutional licence for an endlessly extensible raid. A search that extends across days, followed by seals and freezes that linger for weeks, begins to resemble a siege.

Bengaluru real estate tycoon CJ Roy ‘shoots himself dead’ after I-T raids, brother alleges harassment

Founded in 2006 by Roy, Confident Group has undertaken over 210 real estate projects. The group was also involved in rental services, interior design, home care, financial consulting.

‘In rooms smaller than bathrooms, one person handles workload of 3’: Inside Saket court’s staffing crisis

Harish Singh Mahar, a 43-year-old ahlmad at the district court, jumped to his death from the fifth floor of the complex. His death triggered protests by other court employees.

WhatsApp group, DBS ‘honcho’ & stock tips—how retired cop who tried to end life was duped of Rs 8 cr

Before shooting himself Monday evening, former IG Amar Singh Chahal wrote a note giving details of how he was swindled in online scam. He had retired from service three years ago.

‘Leaked charge sheet’ in bribery case linked to Haryana IPS suicide goes viral before court submission

Purported Rohtak Police charge sheet against Sushil Kumar, whose arrest in bribery case was linked to Puran Kumar’s suicide case, was signed by investigating officer 22 November.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.