Mangaluru : Friends Ballalbagh Biruver Kudla has demanded a CBI probe into the death of Kavya, a Class 10 student of a Alvas Institution in Moodbidri.

Speaking to the reporters here on Saturday, Biruver Kudla member Sanketh Poojary said that such incidents have been reported in different parts of the district and had a silent burial after a few days. A high-level probe should be ordered to ensure that such incidents do not recur and to give justice to Kavya, he demanded.

He said the police statement that Kavya would have ended her life for scoring less marks in Hindi examination cannot be accepted. “It was just a class test and not a public examination. She was a sports talent and sportive spirit was inherent in her. She had not even showed any sign of depression while speaking to her parents on the previous day (July 19),” he said.

Answers to a few questions like why the body of Kavya was lowered even before the parents reached the hostel, whose saree she has used for committing suicide and why did the physical education teacher call for a practice at 4.30 am, are yet to be answered by the school authorities, he said.

Poojary said the CCTV footage only has a footage of her going out of the hostel and not her entry into the hostel. It was a tragedy that Kavya had decided to end her life within one-and-half-a-month after getting admitted to the school, he regretted.

He said that the family of Kavya has accused the school authorities of harassing her and it was not just a suicide. “We demand a thorough investigation into her death and if it was a murder, then the culprit should be punished. All educational institutions should take measures to ensure that such incidents of suicide do not recur in the district.”

Biruver Kudla member Sahana said that the school authorities have failed to follow the legal procedure. The body was shifted to mortuary in a hurry. Even the physical education teacher should be interrogated, she demanded.

In a memorandum submitted to Additional Deputy Commissioner Kumar, Sri Rama Sene district unit has demanded a high-level probe into the death of Kavya.

“Even her friends are suspicious about her death. There is a need to bring out the truth behind this unnatural death. The case should be handed over to CID for a probe. The state government should also sanction compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the family of the deceased,” Sri Rama Sene has demanded.