The Kollam District Court was packed on the morning of Bhavani's hearing. The case had captured public attention across Kerala and beyond—not just because of its tragic nature, but because it raised uncomfortable questions about technology, mental health, and the nature of culpability in the digital age.
Bhavani sat in the defendant's box, flanked by two female constables. Three months had passed since that terrible night, three months she'd spent in judicial custody undergoing psychiatric evaluation. The woman who appeared in court bore little resemblance to the one who had been arrested. Her hair had been cut short for practicality, her face was gaunt from weight loss, and her eyes held a distance that suggested she was only partially present in the physical world.
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