"She Was With You, You Are Responsible": Kerala HC Declines Interim Relief To Intelligence Officer Allegedly Involved In Colleague's Death

Megha Madhusoodhanan, a Security Assistant/ Executive with the Bureau of Immigration at Trivandrum Airport, reportedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train at Pettah Railway station. The family alleges that she was financially exploited by Sukanth, and a major portion of her salary was transferred to him. The family also alleged that the deceased took the extreme step after Sukanth withdrew from the relationship.

The Intelligence Officer approached the High Court seeking anticipatory bail apprehending that he will be implicated in the case.

He submitted in his petition that he had an intense and close relationship with the deceased, and they were living together in an apartment near Nedumbassery Airport where he was working. Unconvinced by the petitioner's argument that the deceased committed suicide as her parents were opposed to their relationship, Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan orally observed that the petitioner was answerable as she was living with him.

“According to you, she is staying with you. Then why she is committing suicide. It's your mistake… I can understand, if she is with them (parents). But you admit that she was with you. The girl committed suicide. You are responsible…. A lady committed suicide. Answer should come from you first,”

Case Title: Sukanth Suresh P. v State of Kerala and Others

Case No: BA 5091/ 2025