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Time of India
26-05-2025
- Time of India
Kerala high court denies anticipatory bail to Intelligence Bureau officer in ex-girlfriend's suicide case
NEW DELHI: The Kerala high court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to Sukanth Suresh, an Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer accused of abetting the suicide of a fellow officer and former girlfriend, who died by suicide in March this year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The accused, a native of Edappal in Malappuram district, remains absconding along with his parents, despite repeated summons. The high court, which had earlier criticised the investigating team for failing to arrest him, rejected his bail plea, citing the seriousness of the charges and the evidence submitted by the police. Suresh is charged under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 63 – rape, Section 69 – sexual intercourse on the false promise of marriage, Section 75 – outraging the modesty of a woman and Section 108 – abetment of suicide. The case pertains to the death of a young IB officer who died by suicide on March 24, this year after allegedly jumping in front of a train near Pettah railway station in Thiruvananthapuram. Minutes before her death, she is believed to have had an eight-second phone conversation with Suresh. During the investigation, the probe team recovered Suresh's iPhone from his uncle's residence in Pathanamthitta, which revealed critical chat records on the messaging app Telegram. In these conversations, the accused allegedly repeatedly asked the victim when she planned to end her life, and in one message, she stated she would die by August 9. The chats also indicate that the deceased confronted him about his refusal to marry her despite their long-standing relationship. Further, the victim's father handed over banking transaction records and a hospital bill of Rs 10,000, which he claimed was for an abortion procedure. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This was submitted to corroborate allegations of sexual and financial exploitation. Police have treated the digital evidence and financial documentation as crucial to establishing a clear link between the accused and the circumstances that allegedly led to the woman's death. Following the bail rejection, the authorities are intensifying efforts to locate and arrest Suresh, who has been on the run since being formally added as an accused.
New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Kerala IB officer suicide: Telegram chat reveals accused urged victim to end life
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A disturbing piece of evidence has emerged in the sensational suicide case of a female Immigration Bureau (IB) officer at Thiruvananthapuram airport, on March 24. The Telegram chat she had with Sukanth Suresh, a former IB officer who is accused of raping her and abetting her suicide, has been recovered by the cops where he is heard telling the woman to die by suicide so that he can marry another person. The chat was recovered from the phone that was earlier seized by the police from a building where Sukanth was hiding after the police booked him in the suicide case. Police said the retrieved chats clearly revealed that Sukanth was pushing the woman to suicide. When the woman said she wanted to die by suicide, Sukanth reportedly asked her when she was going to end her life so that he can marry another girl. To this she replied 'August 9'. The woman's mobile phone was completely damaged when she jumped in front of a train and forensic experts had confirmed that retrieving data from the phone was not possible due to its condition. Hence the data retrieved from Sukanth's phone will be crucial in further investigation. The police case is that the woman was exploited financially and physically by the accused following which she was forced to take her life. Sukanth had gone absconding after the incident and the police have so far failed to nab him. Hearing the anticipatory bail plea of Sukanth, the High Court had barred the police from arresting him till Monday. The HC is expected to deliver its verdict on the bail plea on Monday.
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Time of India
IB officer sacked over death of colleague
Thiruvananthapuram: The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has terminated the services of its officer Sukanth Suresh over the death of a fellow woman officer, allegedly by suicide. Sukanth was reported missing after the incident. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The parents of the woman officer, who was found dead on the railway tracks at Chackai here on March 24, had accused Sukanth of sexually assaulting her and swindling nearly Rs 3.5 lakh from her. Police had registered a case against Sukanth after their investigation revealed that he forged documents to facilitate an abortion for his female colleague, with whom he was in a relationship. The termination decision followed a police report on the matter. Police raided his house in Malappuram but could not locate him or his parents. Both officers were on probation in the IB. tnn
