He said it was true that Suresh was dead but it was necessary to find out how it was.
Thiruvananthapuram, First Published Mar 1, 2022, 1:50 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: Thiruvallam police have arrested Justice V.S. K Mohanan visited the Thiruvallam police station. He said it was true that Suresh was dead but it was necessary to find out how it was. He said that during the preliminary investigation, he came to know that the arrest of the slain Suresh and his friends, who were arrested by the Thiruvallam police, had been accurately recorded in the GD entry.
He said no complaint had been lodged with the Police Compliance Authority so far in the incident and the station was visited on the basis of media reports. C.C. at the station. Police and Justice V said the TVs were all functional. K Mohanan was informed. He said there would be more tests in the coming days as there were no technical experts to look into the matter at present.
Meanwhile, the inquest and postmortem of Suresh, who died in the custody of Thiruvallam police, will be held today. The inquiry was mediated by the sub-collector yesterday but the inquest did not take place. Police said the inquest could not be held because the people’s representatives and Suresh’s relatives were not present. Thiruvallam police have taken five people into custody for allegedly assaulting a couple who had reached Judge Hill the previous day.
One of the accused, Suresh, died at a private hospital yesterday while in police custody. Police say he died after being rushed to hospital with chest pains. However, locals protested in front of the station late at night, alleging that Suresh’s death was due to police harassment. The police did not accept the demand to release those arrested along with Suresh. Opposition groups called for a judicial inquiry into the incident. The post-mortem report is crucial to know if Suresh was tortured by the police while in custody.
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Last Updated Mar 1, 2022, 1:53 PM IST
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