Absolutely shattered: Samantha on Kochi teen's suicide
India, Feb. 2 -- Actor Samantha took to Instagram Stories on Friday to amplify a note posted by a resident of Kochi (Kerala) with the hashtag #JusticeForMihir. The note was shared by Rajna PM, mum of 15-year-old Mihir Ahammed who died by suicide due to "brutal ragging and bullying" at school. The 37-year-old actor penned a note, saying that she is "absolutely shattered" over the news. "It's 2025. Yet, we've lost another bright young life, snuffed out because a few individuals, filled with hate and venom pushed someone to the brink!" The actor added that Mihir's death is a "reminder that bullying, harassment, and ragging are not just 'harmless traditions' or 'rites of passage'": "They are violence - psychological, emotional, and sometimes, even physical. We have stringent anti-ragging laws apparently, yet our students continue to suffer in silence, afraid to speak up, afraid of consequences, afraid that no one will listen. Where are we failing?"...
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