THIRUTHANANTHAPURAM: The state government has in-principle agreed to hand over the investigation into the tragic suicide of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) K Naveen Babu to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). An official confirmation regarding the transfer is highly expected to be announced after the next cabinet meeting, according to informed sources.
The developments moved quicker after Naveen’s grieving family met with Chief Minister V D Satheesan and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Friday. During the meeting, the family formally requested that the sensitive case be handed over to the central agency for a transparent probe.
Naveen was found dead at his official quarters in Kannur on October 15, 2024. This occurred just a day after he was publicly humiliated and accused of corruption by the then Kannur district panchayat president P P Divya during a farewell event organized at the Kannur collectorate. His untimely demise triggered a massive public outcry across the state, subsequently leading to the arrest of Divya for abetting his suicide. She has been named the sole accused in the case.
Naveen’s family had repeatedly expressed their deep dissatisfaction with the ongoing investigation by the state police, explicitly alleging that the local probe was being politically managed and compromised.
Meanwhile, police sources stated that they have not yet received any formal written order regarding the transfer of the case file to the CBI. However, they admitted to having received unofficial feelers and indications from higher government levels in this regard.
A Look Back:
- October 14, 2024: P P Divya, then Kannur district panchayat president, attends K Naveen Babu’s farewell function uninvited and levels public bribery allegations against him.
- October 15, 2024: Naveen is found hanging inside his official residential quarters.
- October 29, 2024: P P Divya is formally arrested by the police.
- March 8, 2025: A detailed departmental probe finds absolutely no proof of corruption against Naveen.
- March 3, 2025: The High Court dismisses an appeal filed by Naveen’s wife seeking a CBI probe.
- April 17, 2025: The Supreme Court also rejects her appeal.
- May 29: Naveen’s relatives visit CM V D Satheesan and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, following which the government in-principle agrees to hand over the case to the CBI.
ലഘു വിവരണം
മുൻ കണ്ണൂർ എഡിഎം കെ. നവീൻ ബാബുവിന്റെ ആത്മഹത്യക്കേസ് സിബിഐക്ക് വിടാൻ സംസ്ഥാന സർക്കാർ തത്വത്തിൽ തീരുമാനിച്ചു. പോലീസ് അന്വേഷണം രാഷ്ട്രീയമായി സ്വാധീനിക്കപ്പെട്ടതാണെന്ന് ആരോപിച്ച് നവീന്റെ കുടുംബം മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി വി.ഡി. സതീശനും ആഭ്യന്തര മന്ത്രി രമേശ് ചെന്നിത്തലയ്ക്കും നൽകിയ പരാതിയെത്തുടർന്നാണ് തീരുമാനം. 2024 ഒക്ടോബർ 14-ന് യാത്രയയപ്പ് ചടങ്ങിൽ പി.പി. ദിവ്യ അഴിമതി ആരോപണം ഉന്നയിച്ചതിന് തൊട്ടടുത്ത ദിവസമാണ് നവീനെ ക്വാർട്ടേഴ്സിൽ മരിച്ച നിലയിൽ കണ്ടെത്തിയത്.
(With inputs from TNIE)
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