IB officer sacked over death of colleague

Thiruvananthapuram: The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has terminated the services of its officer Sukanth Suresh over the death of a fellow woman officer, allegedly by suicide. Sukanth was reported missing after the incident.

The parents of the woman officer, who was found dead on the railway tracks at Chackai here on March 24, had accused Sukanth of sexually assaulting her and swindling nearly Rs 3.5 lakh from her. Police had registered a case against Sukanth after their investigation revealed that he forged documents to facilitate an abortion for his female colleague, with whom he was in a relationship.

The termination decision followed a police report on the matter. Police raided his house in Malappuram but could not locate him or his parents. Both officers were on probation in the IB. tnn