Alappuzha: The police on Thursday slapped abetment charges on SNDP leader Vellappally Natesan and others in the case pertaining to the suicide of the community's local leader KK Mahesan, that happened two years ago.

Natesan has been named as the prime accused in the case. While his son Thushar Vellappally and manager KL Asokan have been named as other accused.

The move comes a day after the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court II, Alappuzha, directed the police to register the case against the trio under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including 306 (abetment of suicide), 120(B) (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).

According to the FIR registered, the trio mentally tortured deceased Mahesan by framing him as accused in cases, including the microfinance scam. They influenced Crime Branch to target Mahesan, it added.

The court was directing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case, in a plea filed by Mahesan's wife alleging that mental harassment by Natesan and others were the reason for her husband's death.