Mahila Morcha member kills self, blames local BJP leader in suicide note

Palakkad: A local leader of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Mahila Morcha was found dead inside her rented home in Mattumantha in Palakkad district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Saranya, 27, wife of CN Puram Naduvakkattupalayathu Ramesh. She left behind a note blaming a local BJP leader for her taking the extreme step.

Saranya was Palakkad mandal treasurer of Mahila Morcha, the women's wing of the BJP.

She was found hanging inside the house around 4 pm on Sunday.

A senior officer of Palakkad police said that an FIR has been lodged and investigation was being conducted under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code which lays down the steps to be followed by police on receiving information about a suicide.

The officer said that the person named in the suicide note has not been booked in the case yet and a decision on that would be taken based on what the probe reveals.

Meanwhile, the victim's brother told a TV channel that his sister has alleged in her note that the BJP leader had used her and that was the reason for her suicide.

She has also said that some other women too were in a similar situation and the BJP leader was behind it all, the brother alleged.

"He (local BJP leader) is responsible for my sister's death," he alleged. 

(With inputs from PTI)