KOZHIKODE: Kozhikode Additional District Court has acquitted SileeshThomas, village assistant at Chempanoda village officer, in the incident where a farmer committed suicide in front of the village office. The court observed that an honest officer was trapped in a fraud case. The police had registered a case of abetment to suicide against Sileesh.

The tragic incident took place in 2017. Thomas (Joy-58), a native of ​​Chempanoda, committed suicide on the veranda of the village office after the village office authorities refused to accept the land tax. Following this, Chempanoda village officer TA Sunny and Sileesh were suspended by the Collector.