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The resignation of the special public prosecutor has come as a setback for conducting a speedy trial in the case.
The biggest lesson from Attappady's continuing miseries should be that there's no quick fix.
Amid all the stories of gloom and despair coming out of Kerala's major tribal zone, Attappady, there are a few stories of hope and confidence.
Over the past four decades, the Vattulukki Girijan Cooperative Farming Society has turned out to be nothing but a loss-making venture which offers no hope for the remaining members.
S Vellinkiri of Seenkuzhi tribal settlement in Coimbatore bordering Kerala's Attappady believes in self-reliance.
Lack of proper housing, like poor health, is a major issue in all the three village panchayats in the Attappady region.
Aralikkonam, which falls in the Puthur panchayat, is one of the 192 tribal hamlets (ooru) of Attappady. The anganwadi building was constructed in the area in 2003. It has been lying unused for five years.
Experts and observers point out that malnourishment continues to be at the centre of Attappady's health crisis.
Action against Dr Prebhudas was imminent after the tension between him and the local CPM leadership escalated into a conflict, involving the Health Minister.
Conflict between Prebhudas and local CPM leaders came to the front recently in the wake of the fresh reports of infant deaths among the tribal population of Attappady.