Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Kozhikode Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend Dies After Bail
A man named Vaisakhan lived in a place called Kozhikode.
Police say they believe he caused the death of his girlfriend.
They say he persuaded her that the two of them would end their lives together.
Police say they went to a workshop to do this.
They say both of them got ready to hang themselves.
Then Vaisakhan stepped down and kicked away the stool the woman was standing on.
She fell and died.
Vaisakhan was arrested in January.
A few days after he was released on bail, he also died.
Vaisakhan, a Kozhikode man accused of killing his girlfriend in a staged 'suicide pact,' died days after being granted bail.
He was arrested in January in connection with the death of his girlfriend.
Police alleged Vaisakhan convinced the woman they would end their lives together and called her to a workshop.
Police alleged that as the two were preparing to hang themselves, Vaisakhan stepped down and kicked away the stool on which the woman was standing.
The woman fell and died as a result, according to police allegations.
- Who
- Vaisakhan, a man from Kozhikode, and his girlfriend, who is not named in the report.
- What
- Vaisakhan, accused of killing his girlfriend in a staged 'suicide pact,' died days after being released on bail.
- When
- He was arrested in January; he died days after being granted bail, though the exact date was not reported.
- Where
- Kozhikode; the alleged incident took place at a workshop.
- Why
- Police allege Vaisakhan staged the deaths as a suicide pact and kicked away the woman's stool, causing her to fall and die; the cause of his own death was not reported.
- Accused
- Vaisakhan
- Location
- Kozhikode
- Victim
- Girlfriend (not named in the report)
- Arrest
- January
- Police Allegation
- Staged 'suicide pact'; kicked away woman's stool, causing her to fall and die
- Alleged Incident Site
- A workshop
- Current Status
- Died days after being granted bail