PATHANAMTHITTA: Praveen Babu, brother of K Naveen Babu, who committed suicide, said removing Divya from the post of Kannur district panchayat president gives partial relief to our family. He said the investigation should go ahead and that there is only a relief that Divya's influence would be reduced slightly after she has been removed from the post.

Meantime, Kannur district collector’s finding is that there has been no lapse from the side of ADM Naveen Babu in issuing NOC to the petrol pump. The NOC file was cleared in a week. The NOC file was given within six working days after the town planner submitted the report.

Prasanthan applied for the NOC of the petrol pump in last December. Naveen Babu was not the ADM of Kannur then. He arrived in February. A favorable report came from Chengalai Panchayat on the 21st of that month. The district fire officer gave a report on the next day and the police chief on the 28th. The Tehsildar and district supply officer gave their reports on March 30th and 31st.

The report of the rural police chief said there is a possibility of accidents due to the curvy section. The ADM then demanded the report of the town planner. That report was received on September 30th. The NOC was issued on October 9. There were only six working days between September 30 and October 9.