Overview
- Police recorded the family’s statement and received a video recovered from the deceased’s laptop, which relatives accessed using a note he left with the password.
- Thampanoor investigators say they will question Nidheesh Muraleedharan, identified as ‘NM’, and are examining abetment-to-suicide and potential POCSO offences.
- The 12-minute recording dated September 14 alleges sexual abuse starting at age three to four and describes further abuse at RSS camps, while noting he had no proof.
- Youth wings of the Congress and CPI(M) held protests in Delhi and Kottayam, with DYFI marchers vandalising a shop linked to the named individual before police dispersed them.
- Aji’s family with long RSS ties seeks punishment for the alleged culprit without blaming the organisation, as the BJP calls for a fair probe and Congress leaders demand accountability.