Two arrested in connection with the death of Assistant Public Prosecutor Aneeshya

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the death of S Aneeshya, who was an assistant public prosecutor at a court in Paravur, Kollam.

Kollam deputy director of prosecution (DDP) Abdul Jalil and Aneeshya’s junior colleague at Paravur court, assistant public prosecutor Shyam Krishna KR, were arrested by the crime branch. The duo is accused of abetting suicide.

41-year-old Aneeshya had died by suicide at her home in Nedungolam near Paravur on January 21. As of November 2023, she was the victim of alleged workplace harassment.

Paravur police had registered a case on charges of unnatural death. The case was transferred to the Kollam district unit of the Crime Branch before the state Crime Branch took over.

The Crime Branch, in its report submitted to the sub-divisional magistrate, had asked to mention the duo in the FIR as Aneeshya had left voice clips mentioning their harassment. She had also made a note of it in her diary.