Cause of successive deaths of two girls being probed

Kudavasal Police are probing the cause of successive deaths of two girl students at Nannilam taluk in Tiruvarur district.

According to police, the death of a 17-year-old girl, a resident of Veedhividangan hamlet, on February 4 was brought to the notice of Kudavasal Police by her parents. The girl had ended her life at her house and the body was moved to Government Medical College Hospital, Tiruvarur, for post-mortem.

Her parents surrendered the girl’s and her father’s mobile phones to the police for investigation since they had lodged a complaint of harassment of the girl by three boys of the same locality a few months ago.

Meanwhile, on February 7, a classmate of the deceased girl also ended her life. Her body was taken from her house at Kallumangalam hamlet to the same hospital for post-mortem.

Both girls were studying at Government Higher Secondary School, Srivanchiyam. Kudavasal police are probing the cause of death of the two girls, sources said.

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