The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Sunday determined to droop Jose Franklin, Thiruvananthapuram District Congress Committee (DCC) normal secretary and a councillor within the Neyyattinkara municipality, from the social gathering following allegations of sexually harassing a girl and abetting her suicide.

KPCC president Sunny Joseph issued a press launch relating to the suspension. The Neyyattinkara police had final week registered a case in opposition to him associated to the suicide of a 50-year-old lady close to Perumpazhuthoor on October 8.

The lady’s daughter had discovered her engulfed in flames early within the morning. Though she was rushed to the Neyyattinkara General Hospital and later to the Government Medical College Hospital, she succumbed to burns. Initially, it was assumed to be a case of unintentional fireplace, however a suicide word purportedly written by her revealed the circumstances that led to the incident.

According to the word, the contents of which have been revealed on Sunday, Jose, who can also be the well being standing committee chairperson of the Neyyattinkara municipality, had subjected her to sexual harassment after she approached him for a mortgage to repay the money owed she incurred within the working of a bakery enterprise. He had allegedly requested her to go to his workplace with sure payments after promising her to safe the mortgage. At the workplace, he sexually harassed her.

In the word, addressed to her son, she says that she has no different approach however to finish her life as Jose has been continuously troubling her by demanding sexual favours. The Congress councillor had gone into hiding after the allegations surfaced.

Published – October 19, 2025 09:43 pm IST

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