Death of N M Vijayan: Phones of leaders including I C Balakrishnan MLA switched off after case registered

SULTHAN BATHERY: The phones of three leaders are found to be switched off after a case was registered in the suicide case of Wayanad DCC treasurer N M Vijayan and his son Jijesh. Reports said all three are not in Wayanad.

The case has been registered against Sultan Bathery MLA I C Balakrishnan as the first accused for abetment to suicide, DCC president N D Appachan as the second, DCC former treasurer K K Gopinath as the third and late former DCC president P V Balachandran as the fourth accused.

The MLA's office said I C Balakrishnan is in Thiruvananthapuram. All three accused have approached the court seeking anticipatory bail. The court will consider their bail application on Monday. There were reports that further steps, including the arrest of the MLA and others, will be taken soon.

A case of unnatural death was earlier registered in the death of Vijayan and his son. Their names were mentioned in the letter written by Vijayan to the KPCC leadership explaining the financial transactions related to the Urban Bank appointment scam. The letter stated that if death happens due to mental trauma, they will be responsible for it and they will also be responsible for the loss caused to his children and family.

The handwriting of the letter written to KPCC and the letter written to his son will be subjected to scientific examination. The investigation team had taken the mobile phones of Vijayan and his son Jijesh into custody the other day. These are being examined with the help of the cyber cell.