Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam Kanichukulangara Union secretary K.K. Mahesan was found dead on Wednesday.
He allegedly ended his life. Mahesan was a close aide of SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan.
The police said that he was found hanging inside the union office. A note left behind by the deceased was recovered.
Mahesan was the State coordinator of the SNDP Yogam's controversial microfinance scheme. Earlier this month, the Crime Branch team probing microfinance scam questioned Mahesan and recorded his statements.
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