Kerala Woman Dies by Suicide After Male Friend Subjected to ‘Mob Trial’

A 40-year-old woman named Raseena from Kannur, Kerala, died by suicide after allegedly being publicly humiliated by a group of men for speaking to a male friend.

Police reported that three members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) confronted her and her friend, insulted her in front of her family, and subjected her friend to a “mob trial," detaining him and seizing his devices.

A suicide note cited humiliation as the reason for her death. The three accused have been arrested and remanded in custody, with police investigating the involvement of others.