‘Justice for Kavya’ reverberates in Port City as students take to streets

Mangaluru: Seeking answers to the unsolved questions surrounding the death of 15-year-old Kavya, hundreds of students along with elected representatives and members of various organisations took to the streets under the banner of Justice for Kavya, demanding a transparent investigation into her death.

Extending her support to the cause, Mayor Kavitha Sanil who also participated in the protest said that politicians should stay out of this case and also stop politicising the issue.

“I am a part of this fight for Justice because I am a mother myself and only a mother can understand the pain of losing her child,” said the Mayor adding that being a sportswoman herself, she can vouch that no sportsperson who has made it to the national-level will give up on life so easily and contemplate suicide.

“We have lost a talented teenager and it is time truth is unearthed,” said the Mayor demanding an unbiased investigation into her death.

Dinkar Shetty, convener of Justice for Kavya Horata Samithi said that death of Kavya has raised several suspicions with her mother too expressing her doubts.

The government has failed to provide any compensation to the families of Soujanya, Nanditha, Rathna Kottary, Akshatha. However in this particular case we demand that compensation of Rs 25 lakh be given to the family and a Special Investigation Team be formed to investigate the case, he said alleging the police department of concealing the fact.

Biruver Kudla Leader Deepak Shettigar, Uday Poojary, Billava Ekikarana Samithi Deepak Kotian, Karanataka Rakshana Vedhike leader Anil Das, SFI leader Nithin Kuthar, Akhila Bharatha Billava Union Naveen Chandra Suvarana, Akhil Bharathiya Vidhyarthi Parishad leader Sudhir Shetty also spoke during the occasion.

Former Mayor Ashraf, Communist leader Vasanth Achari, DYFI leader Santhosh Bajal, parents of Soujanya, Writer Athradi Amrutha Shetty, Durga Sene chief Vijayalakshmi Pumpwell and others were present.
It may be recalled that Kavyashree, a 15-year-old national-level badminton player hailing from Kateel and studying in Alva’s High school, Moodabidri was found dead in her hostel room on July 20. The death of Kavya was termed as a murder by her parents who said that Kavya, who had spoken to them over the phone the previous day seemed relaxed and had evinced no worries.