The Kerala Police on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) recorded the statement of the family of Anandu Aji, 26, whose death by suspected suicide last week had triggered a political controversy after he left a “suicide note” on his Instagram account, suggesting that he was the victim of sexual exploitation at the hands of a purported Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader who went by the sobriquet ‘N.M.’
Mr. Aji was found dead in a hotel room within the Thampanoor police station limits. The police had registered a case of unnatural death.
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However, the investigation took a different trajectory with the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) demanding justice for Aji. Both organisations demanded that the police bring to book the person who allegedly abetted the youth’s suicide.
Initially, the lack of a complaint from Aji’s family hindered an abetment investigation.
