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The case behind Justice for Supriya trend: On Thursday, social media users trended a hashtag demanding justice for a deceased woman, bringing a case from March 2021 into the spotlight once again. Supriya Tiwari, who was travelling from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh via train earlier this year, was found dead near the railway tracks mid-journey.
Only 23, she had completed her MSc and was preparing for central service exams, reports said. The nature of her death, not yet ascertained, was deemed "accidental" by authorities and netizens are urging authorities to penetrate deeper into the case to bring justice to her family.
A timeline of the case behind 'Justice For Supriya' trend:
1. On March 2, Supriya Tiwari boarded a train at Kalupur, Ahmedabad in the evening, headed for Bhopal. She was 23 years old and was visiting her sister's family in Gujarat.
2. Between 9:30 pm and 10:00 pm, she spoke to multiple people including her brother-in-law and friends from college, as per reports. Witnesses in the train claimed that after the calls, Tiwari got up to go to the loo, leaving her belongings on her train seat.
3. The passenger reportedly alerted authorities when Tiwari did not return to her seat after much time had passed. Her family was informed that she had gone missing around the time the train crossed Godhra.
4. She was reportedly found dead near the tracks in the Dahod area on March 3. Her identity was confirmed a day later and it was declared a case of accidental death, Dahod DSP Kanan Desai told Indian Express.
5. Investigations in the case were ongoing, as per updates in March. Social media users have brought up the case on Twitter, pressing for a continuation in full investigation, owing to the mysterious circumstances of Tiwari's death.