How Kundara death probe exposed same officers' role in another goof-up
- The post-mortem report clearly stated he was strangled, the police refused to probe the murder angle
- The case was reopened after a serious lapse was found in the probe into the death of a minor girl
Shaji, 32, was found hanging at his residence in Kundara two months ago. Though the post-mortem report had clearly stated that he was strangled, the police officers who investigated the case refused to probe the murder angle and concluded the case as suicide.
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Now, after re-investigating the case, the police have reached the conclusion that Shaji was in fact murdered. His wife Asha and two men have been arrested in connection with the case.
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The case was reopened after a serious lapse was found in the probe into another case in Kundara - the death of a minor girl who, as it turned out, was sexually abused by her grandfather.
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Kundara circle inspector R Shabu and sub inspector Rasheed were suspended from service for dereliction of duty and lapses in investigation after it had emerged that they ignored the post-mortem report which said the girl was repeatedly abused
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The two police officers had handled Shaji's death probe as well.
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With the police laxity and inaction in both cases becoming clearer, it will be interesting to see if they were mere goof-ups or whether the officers were covering up for the accused.
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