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    A university staff member also posted comments about her family’s religion, which caused even
                        more trouble. Feeling targeted and upset, Rashmi stepped down from her position. The police
                        and the university later began an investigation into the online bullying and harassment she faced.

                             (Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/uk-police-and-oxford-
                         university-open-investigation-into-bullying-of-indian-student/articleshow/81641786.cms)

                     3.   Kolkata girl ends life after Facebook harassment and fake profile incident (2014)

                          A 17-year-old girl from Kolkata lost her life after facing serious bullying on Facebook. A boy she
                        knew created a fake account using morphed photos and posted them online to embarrass
                        her. Soon, many people started calling her and sending hurtful messages, which made her feel

                        scared and stressed. Unable to cope with the constant harassment, she took her own life. The
                        harassment was intense enough that she left behind a suicide note accusing the harassers.
                        The boy and two others involved have now been arrested by the police for their actions.

                           (Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/girl-kills-self-over-facebook-
                                                                         harassment/articleshow/37211521.cms)

                        In 2024, there were 66,854 reported cases of cyberbullying in Uttar Pradesh, which means roughly
                        one case every eight minutes. Many of the victims were young people and teenagers.

                     DIFFERENT FORMS OF CYBERBULLYING

                     Cyberbullying takes various forms, utilizing digital platforms to intentionally harass, humiliate or
                     harm a victim. The common types of cyberbullying include:

                     Exclusion
                     Intentionally and maliciously leaving someone out of an online group, conversation or game to

                     isolate them.
                     Let’s understand this with the help of the given scenario:

                     Ankush joined  a new  school and looked  forward  to  making
                     friends. His classmates created a WhatsApp group for class
                     activities but added everyone except him on purpose.

                     They  continued  sharing homework  and  planning  video  calls
                     in the group while he was left out. Ankush felt sad and lonely
                     because he could not take part in anything and did not know
                     why he was being ignored. His teacher later noticed the change, spoke to the class and helped

                     them understand that leaving someone out online is also a form of cyberbullying.

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