PATHANAMTHITTA: The police have confirmed the family's allegations in the case in connection with the suicide of IB officer Megha. The police have clarified that money was transferred from Megha's bank account to Sukanth's account several times. Meantime, Sukanth and his family are still absconding. The police have informed that he is not available on the phone either. His house at Sukapuram in Edappal has been locked for four days.

It is reported that Sukanth has gone into hiding with his parents. All their phones are switched off. Meantime, Sukanth's family is financially sound. His father runs a shop selling tools used for cutting stones. His mother is a retired teacher. Sukanth is their only child. Sukanth's father has bought several plots of land in various places.

The family did not maintain any intimacy with the locals. They have not been close to his paternal uncle, who lives nearby, for a long time. Locals also said that Sukanth does not have any friends in the village. Many locals have only now come to know that Sukanth is an IB officer. It is believed that Sukanth and his family were staunch believers and relied heavily on astrology It is reported that a special team led by Pettah Police SHO Premkumar will investigate the incident.