Wayanad (Kerala), Oct 23 (PTI) A charge sheet was filed by the police against Congress MLA I C Balakrishnan and three other party leaders in connection with the alleged suicide of District Congress Committee (DCC) treasurer N M Vijayan and his son at Sultan Bathery here, officials said on Thursday.

Vijayan (78) and his son Jijesh (38) had allegedly died by consuming poison in December 2024.

In a letter to his elder son, sent before the incident, Vijayan had accused Balakrishnan and others of collecting money from several people by promising them jobs in cooperative banks controlled by the Congress in the district.

According to police, the leaders allegedly failed to provide the promised jobs to those who paid the money. When the individuals later demanded their money back from Vijayan,

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