Keerti overcomes adversity to excel in SSLC exam despite father falsely accused in murder case
She aspires to pursue a career in medicine.The teenager endured significant challenges after her mother left them in late 2020, and a year later, her father was booked in a false case in which he was jailed. The teenager struggled emotionally without her parents during the formative years of her life, but her determination to get educated paid off.She is the first in her family to clear the SSLC exam, while her elder brother Krishna dropped out of school after he failed to clear the board exam a few years previously.Keerthi, a student at govt high school in Basavanahalli in Kushalnagar, Kodagu, secured 85% marks in the board examination. Now, she has enrolled in a private pre-university college in Kushalnagar for the science stream.Keerthi told TOI that she wants to become a doctor and take care of her father, who is broken following the case. When her father was honourably acquitted by the Mysuru court in April, Keerthi was with him and was delighted after her father was cleared of all charges. Keerthi said she had a strong belief that her father did not do anything wrong. "Now I want to see my father lead a respectful life all through his life," she explained.Suresha, her father, said he would give his best to educate his daughter, who has done exceptionally well in the board exam. Suresha is currently taking care of his ailing mother-in-law Gauri, 70, the mother of his estranged wife Mallige.Advocate BS Pandu Poojari, who argued on behalf of Suresha, said he would support her education. He commended her for her achievement in the board exam despite going through hard times and temporarily being orphaned as her father was in jail, and her mother remained missing until she was tracked down in early April.
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