Ep. 118 - The Classmate Poisoning: The Murder of Bala Manikandan

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In September 2022, 13-year-old Bala Manikandan collapsed after rehearsing his private school’s Annual Day presentation. Later, a doctor determined that Bala, who was an accomplished student, died from poisoning. But who would poison a class 8 student?

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Episode Source List:

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/puducherry-mother-child-rival-poisoning-b2159918.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/woman-poisons-son-s-classmate-arrested-1996238-2022-09-04

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/boy-dies-of-poisoning-in-karaikal-classmates-mother-held/article65850139.ece#:~:text=A%20mother%20of%20a%20Class,school%20at%20Karaikal%20in%20Puducherry

https://www.anabelmagazine.com/news/65435/kjo-mama-u-arrestua-pasi-dyshohet-se-helmoi-rivalin-e-te-bijes-ne-shkolle/eng 

https://www.india.com/news/india/class-8-topper-poisoned-to-death-by-jealous-mother-of-classmate-who-secured-second-position-5610952/ 

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/sep/08/gang-damages-house-of-woman-accused-in-karaikal-boys-death-2496019.html 

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/sep/15/karaikal-teens-murder-accused-says-she-used-rat-poison-2498360.html