Congress suspends leader booked for abetment of woman’s suicide in Kerala
Published on: Oct. 19, 2025, 9:13 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The Congress on Sunday suspended Thiruvananthapuram District Congress Committee DCC General Secretary Jose Franklin following allegations related to the suicide of a 50-year-old woman.Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee KPCC president Sunny Joseph, in a short statement, announced the suspension of Franklin, who is Neyyattinkara municipal councillor as well, from the party in the wake of the allegations raised against him. Police arraigned Franklin as an accused for allegedly abetting the womans suicide near Perumbazhuthoor near Neyyattinkara early this month.Neyyattinkara police said he recently secured anticipatory bail from the District Principal Sessions Court.
