Shocking incident

 I am used to hearing other teachers talking about their students and how well they have done in life etc.

My experience today is just the opposite. Maharashtra Times of 3 November 2021 has reported that a student of mine with her husband was apprehended by the police at Delhi international airport; they were trying to fly to Sri Lanka to escape. The couple was absconding ever since investors had lodged complaints against their investment company. The amount mentioned is Rs. 3.37 crore rupees.

The amount is not much by today's standards. I have become uneasy because of my student's involvement. She was a bubbly girl, full of beans. She resembled the actress Tanuja and had the same carefree manner. The junior college did not come up to her expectations but in the senior college, she had a nice group and things clicked. She could take part in all extracurricular activities and was popular. While doing M.Com. she did a business on the side of selling her notes to other students.

Then she married her friend since childhood. The hitch was that he was from a different religion and though her mother relented, her father did not. So she eloped but looked happy. Then I lost contact with her but I would see her photos occasionally on page 3. She looked glamorous and different. I had a feeling that she had become different.

And now this!

I am disturbed because a charming student of mine has ruined her life.