J P K Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 Jalandhar, Punjab: Raksha Sharma, a student of computer engineering at the MCM Polytechnic College in Jalandhar, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her hostel room on Tuesday morning. In that room was a suicide note. The 20-year-old blames two former students of the same college-both male- for harassing her and posting comments on Facebook that distressed her. Based on the note, the police have arrested the two boys, who say they are not guilty. Raksha was orphaned when her parents were killed in 1997 by militants in Jammu. A local orphanage affiliated to an NGO SOS Village has been looking after her over the years and was her guardian. "I haven't spoken to her in three months, and she even considered me as her brother. I don't know how my name has come up in her note. I am ready for any investigation," says Luvpreet Singh, 21 years old, one of the accused. The other boy admits that he posted comments but says she had responded online to his remarks, and did not seem agitated. "I feel bad she killed herself but I am not responsible," says Deepak Saini , 21 years old. "We would speak to her very often and check about her studies, but she never mentioned this harassment to us. We are really shocked," says Prasanjeet Das, the Director of the SOS village Jammu. The police say they found no computer in Raksha's room but will go through her Facebook account to verify the allegations in the suicide note. http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/in-suicide-note-student-blames-facebook-comments-255172?home
Lord Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 cant see how the boys can be blamed if she comitted suicide just on some FB comments
vvvslaxman Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 Sad. Can't blame the guys. But i suspect this is not the first case of this nature.. This won't be the last. They can educate youngsters about implications of social network and how to deal with harrassment (not in this case in general). How hard it is to unfriend them block them.
Clarke Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 The fact that she was an orphan must have contributed to the drastic step.
vvvslaxman Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 Facebook bullying is happening all over the world. If you think that is causing you lot of trouble why have facebook account at all.
Desi Cartman Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 A normal person wouldnt kill herself over a facebook comment. If its on your wall then you can delete it anyway :dontknow: Considering that her parents were killed when she was very young, I think she had a lot more in her head than just the FB comments. I guess she needed counselling
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