Kozhikode farmer suicide: Absconding village assistant surrenders

A village office assistant, charged with abetment of suicide of a farmer in Kozhikode, has surrendered before the police. 

Chembanoda village assistant Sileesh Thomas surrendered at the Perambra police station around 11.30 pm on Monday, Circle Inspector Sunil Kumar said. Sileesh was on the run after the suicide of 57-year-old Kavil Purayidathil Joy on June 21.

'What will my 3 daughters do now?' Joy's wife demands justice [Video]

Joy was found hanging outside the Chembanoda village office last Thursday morning after his attempts to remit tax for 80 cents of land owned by his wife were blocked by officials for one reason or the other for the past one-and-a-half years. 

Sileesh and village officer KA Sunny were suspended by the collector on June 22 following a public outrage over the incident. 

Farmer hangs himself outside village office in Kozhikode, 2 officials suspended [Video]

The police have registered a case of abetment of suicide against Sileesh.

Joy’s brothers told Asianet News that he was unable to bear the mental torture from the village office authorities. They said that Joy had to pay the land tax in order to to avail loans for various expenses, including his daughter's marriage

• Kozhikode
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