RAMANATTUKARA: A man committed suicide after sending a video message against a policeman to his friends. The deceased is Praveesh (43), a resident of Nisari Junction in Ramanattukara. Praveesh committed suicide after claiming that Jitesh, who was a policeman at Farokh station, had an affair with his wife. Friends who received the message rushed to the spot and tried to rescue Praveesh, but he could not be saved. Praveesh is the son of late Pookkattu Balan and Sarala. Wife: Usha. Children: Alok and Ashwanth.

In the video message, Praveesh said that the message should reach Minister Ganesh Kumar and that he is innocent in the POCSO case filed against him. However, Farokh ACP AM Siddique said that a case has been registered by the Juvenile Justice on the complaint of Praveesh's wife that Praveesh had physically harmed her children. The ACP said that the family had not lodged a complaint regarding the suicide and that a probe would be conducted if the complaint was received and that the policeman Jithesh, is a Janamaithri beat officer. The juvenile case was registered in February 2022. Action against the policemen will be taken with the permission of the district police chief. He said the incident will be investigated by the special branch.