THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a fresh development in the suicide of a 26-year-old youth, who had alleged that he was subjected to sexual abuse by RSS workers when he was a minor, another video that the victim had scheduled on Instagram has emerged, where he is seen reiterating that he was sexually abused during RSS camps. He also named the person who abused him.
He said that a person named Nidheesh Muraleedharan had continuously abused him since he was four years old, which led to him developing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In his earlier Instagram post, he had named the rape perpetrator as 'NM'. In the latest video, he said he has been taking seven medicines for his psychological condition.
The Congress and its feeder outfits have been alleging that the police probe into the incident was not effective. The KSU on Wednesday filed a complaint with the state police chief in this regard. With the emergence of the new video, the police, who have been reluctant to register sections such as abetment to suicide, have now come under scanner.
The new video of the victim, which could serve as his dying declaration, emerged at a time when the cops had developed a cold feet. The police on Wednesday sought legal opinion on how to proceed in the case following criticism that it was going soft on the people against whom Ananthu had pointed fingers at.
Meanwhile, the Thampanoor police, probing the suicide case recorded the statement of the doctor, who had treated the youngster for depression. The police had collected details of the doctor, who is based in Ernakulam, from the family members of Ananthu Aji, a native of Thampalakad in Kottayam, who had ended his life on October 9 after scheduling an Instagram post highlighting his plight.
The youth, who was an IT engineer, had revealed that owing to multiple incidents of sexual abuse, he was suffering from OCD. The youngster was found hanging in a city-based hotel here, following which the police have registered a case for unnatural death.
