Overview

• V.T. Shijo, 47, was found dead in Kerala’s Mungampara forest after he said he could not raise fees for his son’s engineering admission.
• Shijo’s wife, lecturer Lekha Ravindran, has gone unpaid for more than 12 years due to bureaucratic inaction by the district education office despite a High Court order.
• Kerala officials have launched an inquiry into the delayed salary disbursements that exacerbated the family’s financial crisis.
• In Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, 24-year-old college lecturer Sreevidya died by suicide after months of physical and verbal abuse by her husband, Ram Babu.
• Investigations into the domestic violence allegations and wage delays have renewed calls for stronger mental health services and more effective social safety nets.