Thiruvananthapuram: A 22-year-old SFI activist was found hanging inside his house at Ittiva in Kollam on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased Abhinand was a third-year BA Malayalam student at St John’s College, Anchal. He was the vice-president of SFI Kadakkal area committee. Abhinand also worked as a tutor at a parallel college in the locality.According to preliminary information, Abhinand had returned home after taking classes in the morning, however, he was later found hanging inside the house. Police said his wrist was also found cut. Kadakkal police reached the spot and initiated inquest proceedings. The body was shifted to the taluk hospital mortuary. Police said the exact circumstances leading to the death were yet to be ascertained. The body will be handed over to relatives after postmortem examination at Parippally Medical College Hospital on Thursday. The funeral is expected to be held later in the day at his house compound. He was the son of late Jayachandran and Smitha and is survived by his brother Vishnu. Police have registered a case in the incident and further investigation is under way. Suicides are preventable and help is just a phone call away. Those in distress can call Maitri at 0484-2540530 or emergency medical services at 0471- 2552056.
