Overview

• A 26-year-old software engineer from Kottayam was found hanging in a Thampanoor tourist lodge a day after he was reported missing.
• Police registered a case under CrPC 174 and are treating the Instagram note attributed to him as a potential suicide note or dying declaration.
• Investigators say no separate FIR for abetment or sexual exploitation has been filed, and the family has not lodged any complaint.
• DYFI, CPI(M) and Congress affiliates have demanded a formal criminal investigation, with demonstrations reported in Kottayam.
• The post alleges abuse by an RSS-linked neighbor identified as ‘NM’ and at RSS camps, linking the trauma to long-term mental health issues, as police also plan a parallel probe in Kottayam.