Jishnu case: SC bars Nehru Group chief Krishnadas from entering Kerala

The Supreme Court on Friday restrained Nehru Group chairman P Krishnadas, who is an accused in the alleged suicide of engineering student Jishnu Pranoy, from entering Kerala. 

A bench of Justices NV Ramana and PC Pant also directed Krishnadas to remain in Coimbatore, from where his office functions, until the case proceedings are over. 

The apex court, however, denied the state government's request to cancel bail and grant custody of Krishnadas for interrogation, as the case has been transferred to the CBI. The SC also directed the CBI to inform it about the status of the probe into the mysterious death of Jishnu within two weeks.

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The top court was hearing a plea of the state government challenging the Kerala High Court order granting bail to accused Krishnadas and college vice-principal NK Sakthivel, who have been charged with abetment of suicide. 

Pranoy, an 18-year-old first year engineering student, was found hanging in his hostel bathroom of Nehru College of Engineering at Pambady near Thrissuron on January 6. It has been alleged that he committed suicide after being threatened by the college authorities by falsely accusing him of malpractices during an examination. 

It was alleged that the authorities had threatened Jishnu after he organised protests against certain decisions of the college management. Krishnadas was arrested on April 4 but later released on bail. Sakthivel, examination supervisor CP Praveen, and another staff Sibin are also accused in the case. 

(with PTI inputs)

• Jishnu Pranoy
• P Krishnadas