P P Divya.
Credit: Facebook/P P Divya
Thiruvananthapuram: CPI (M) leader and Kannur district panchayat former president P P Divya, who is accused of abetting the suicide of Kannur additional district magistrate Naveen Babu, got bail on Friday.
Divya was arrested by the police on October 29 after a local court in Kannur denied her anticipatory bail. She was in judicial remand.
Babu's wife told the media that the family would continue the legal fight.
Meanwhile, the CPI (M) Kannur district committee decided to remove her from all elected posts of the party and retain her only as a branch committee member from the district committee member post. She was earlier removed from the district panchayat president post.
Babu was found hanging in his quarters on October 15, a day after he was snubbed by Divya raising corruption allegations at his sent-off function.
Babu is widely considered an officer with a high level of integrity. But Divya is sticking to her allegation against Babu. A statement of Kannur district collector Arun Vijayan that Babu told him that there was a mistake on his part is being used by Divya for her defence.