'Met him a year before in same bus'; Schoolgirl recounts meeting Deepak

Actor Hareesh Kanaran, in a Facebook post, shed light on the unknown side of Kozhikode native Deepak, who committed suicide in humiliation over a viral video filmed by a woman inside a crowded bus.

HAREESH KANARAN:

"Everyone must hear about what another girl on the same bus had to say about Deepak. She met Deepak a year ago while travelling in the same bus. Yes, the same Deepak branded as ‘deviant’ by social media.

About a year ago, the girl met Deepak on the same bus. She was sitting next to him and was having trouble controlling her period pains. Deepak spotted this and enquired about the matter with her. The girl remained silent. Deepak even asked her if he should inform her mother, and he gave her the paracetamol medicines stocked inside his bag.

Deepak even tried to deviate the topic into her studies. The girl replied that she feared her chances in the upcoming exams.

“See, even at this age, I’m struggling with life. Life is always like that. But do I look scared?” said Deepak, leaving the girl in silence. The girl remembered how Deepak talked with her throughout the journey and made her feel comfortable. It was for the same reason that she recognised him even after a year when his face appeared on television.

The same Deepak, who always cared for others, had to take his own life in shame. When the whole world blamed him for something he didn’t do, a vulnerable and emotional man had no other option but to choose death instead. He never cared to prove his innocence. It is another sad truth that if not for his death, people would have continued to blame him regardless.