Overview
- Kozhikode Medical College police registered an FIR on January 19 against Shimjitha Musthafa, 35, for abetment to suicide under BNS Section 108 after the death of U Deepak, 42.
- Deepak was found dead at his Govindapuram residence on January 18, and police initially recorded a case of unnatural death with a preliminary finding of suspected suicide.
- The Kerala State Human Rights Commission directed the North Zone DIG to conduct a high‑level probe and sought a report within a week, with the matter listed for February 19.
- Investigators are collecting digital evidence and recording statements, including from the woman and Deepak’s family, to examine the sequence of events after the video circulated.
- The 18‑second clip posted January 16 shows Deepak’s elbow brushing the woman in a crowded bus; she maintains it was intentional, relatives say he denied wrongdoing, and both sides faced online attacks as public reaction remained polarized.