Mob trial for talking to male friend; depressed woman commits suicide, SDPI activists remanded

KANNUR: Three people have been remanded after a woman committed suicide at Kayalode in Pinarayi. 40-year-old Razina was found hanging in her house a few days ago. The Thalassery Judicial First-Class Magistrate Court remanded Rafnaz of Mambaram, Mubasheer and Faisal. Police said they are SDPI activists.

The incident related to the case happened on June 17. The police also recovered a suicide note from her room. The three mentioned in the suicide note were arrested after an investigation was conducted. Police said the woman took the drastic step after she was depressed on the mob trial.

On Sunday evening, at around 3 pm, a group including the arrested questioned Razina when she was talking to her friend near the Achankara church in Kayalode. After sending the woman home, they assaulted her friend of Mayyil, and took him to a nearby field. The group detained the youth for about five hours, seized his mobile phone and tab, and brought him to the SDPI office at 8:30 pm.

The relatives of Razina and the youth were summoned to the office. The youth was released with his relatives late at night. The police recovered the youth's mobile phone and tab from the accused. The police said that there are more accused in the incident and that an investigation is underway. She leaves behind her husband M K Rafeeq, father A Muhammed and mother C K Fathima.