Overview

• Investigators in Thiruvananthapuram recorded the family’s statement in the death of 26-year-old Anandu Aji, with the officer citing clear leads but declining to share details.
• A case of unnatural death has been registered, and police are assessing petitions to determine possible abetment to suicide, sexual exploitation, illegal detention, and applicability of the POCSO Act.
• Aji’s Instagram note alleged repeated sexual abuse tied to an RSS shakha and referred to a person identified as “NM,” claims that also urged care for other potential victims.
• The RSS called the allegations baseless, filed a petition in Kottayam seeking an independent probe, and alleged a deliberate attempt to malign the organisation, a stance backed by Kerala BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
• Opposition voices, including Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the DYFI, pressed for a thorough investigation into the abuse claims and related accountability.