Overview
- Kozhikode Medical College police registered an FIR on January 19 against Shimjitha Musthafa under BNS Section 108 for abetment to suicide after the death of 42-year-old U Deepak.
- The Kerala State Human Rights Commission directed the North Zone DIG to conduct a probe and submit a report within a week, with the matter listed for a February 19 sitting in Kozhikode.
- Investigators are examining digital evidence and have begun recording statements from the woman, the deceased’s family, and bus personnel to determine the sequence of events.
- The incident stemmed from an 18‑second clip recorded on a crowded bus that was viewed more than two million times, with the woman alleging intentional contact and others arguing it appeared accidental.
- Deepak’s family says he denied wrongdoing and was mentally shattered by the online fallout, while men’s-rights activists and political figures have pressed for accountability.