New Delhi: The Madras high court on Friday, August 26 granted bail to five staff members of the Kaniyamoor Sakthi Matriculation School in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district in connection with the death of a Class 12 student on the school premises in July.According to The News Minute, the five accused who were granted bail included school principal Sivasangaran, correspondent Ravikumar, secretary Shanti and two others.While hearing the bail plea, the high court asked the CB-CID (crime branch, crime investigation department) on why all evidence to hold the accused had not been submitted yet. The conditions of the bail are also not clear yet, the report said.On July 13, the student was found dead inside the hostel premises of the school. A note was found in her room alleging that she was “tortured” by some teachers at the school.The school girl’s death was one of the five suicide cases that happened in the last two weeks of July.The school authorities had claimed that she had died by suicide. But her parents disputed that fact, alleging foul play in her death. The family pointed to the injuries she had reportedly sustained before her demise.Further, the family alleged that the girl may have been sexually assaulted as well, and even claimed that similar incidents have taken place at the school in the past.Also read: World Suicide Prevention Day: A Time to Reflect and Address Mental HealthThe incident led to protests and a court case. It started as a peaceful protest initially. However, the protests took a violent turn on July 17 when hundreds of protesters broke into the school premises and ransacked the school. The heavy destruction of property, including arson and stone pelting, caused a loss of about Rs 25 crore, according to a plea filed by the school management to carry out repair works.Nearly 300 people were arrested in connection with the violence, out of whom about 20 were juveniles, the news outlet reported.The high court said that the violence “was not mere eruption of sudden provocation, rather, it appears to be motivated, planned and calculated. There is some force behind it.”The case had been transferred to the CB-CID upon the family’s request.Meanwhile, the police have warned of legal action against any person or entity conducting a ‘parallel media investigation’, as it affects the investigation being undertaken by the police into the 17-year-old’s death, the report added.If you know someone – friend or family member – at risk of suicide, please reach out to them. The Suicide Prevention India Foundation maintains a list of telephone numbers they can call to speak in confidence. Icall, a counselling service run by TISS, has maintained a crowdsourced list of therapists across the country. You could also take them to the nearest hospital.