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Minor Shefali Barman commits suicide after Alleged Threats and Blackmail by Humayun Kabir Miyan — A Relationship Built on a Fake Identity Ends in Tragedy

February 22, 2026 6:29

On 12 February 2026, a fifteen-year-old girl named Shefali Barman died by suicide in Jamaldah under the jurisdiction of Mekhliganj Police Station in Cooch Behar. She was a Class X student of Jamaldah Tulsi Devi High School and had just appeared for her Madhyamik examination, a milestone meant to mark the beginning of her future. …

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