P. Reshma, who was arrested and released on bail for harbouring an accused involved in the murder of Communist Party of India (Marxist) activist K. Haridas, has resigned from Amrita Vidyalayam, Thalassery, where she was teaching since 2019.
The school authorities have accepted the resignation, which was received on Sunday. She has mentioned personal reasons for sending the resignation. It was forwarded to the legal advisory board and later the decision to accept the resignation was taken by the school, the authorities said. The authorities denied the report that Ms. Reshma was suspended.
She was teaching in the school on a temporary basis. Ms. Reshma, was arrested for allegedly hiding Nijil Das, accused for the murder of Haridas, at her house at Pinarayi in Kannur. She was later released on conditional bail. Soon after the arrest, unidentified people threw bomb at her house. She was also targeted on social media, following which she wrote a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanding action against those responsible.
