Kochi, Oct. 17 -- The headmistress and a teacher of a higher secondary school in Kerala's Palakkad district were suspended pending inquiry on Thursday, following massive student protests in the backdrop of the suicide of a class 9 boy.

The boy, a student of Kannadi Higher Secondary School, was found dead at his home on Tuesday evening after hinting to his friends about taking his own life.

The protesting students alleged that the class teacher named Asha pulled him up in front of others and caused him mental stress over some inappropriate messages he sent to another person on Instagram.

One of his classmates told local media, "The teacher threatened him, saying that a case will be filed against him with the cyber cell and that he will ...