Kerala tribal youth death: family demands proper probe
The Hindu
The father of the victim, Jithu, suspected that it was a murder and also demanded action against the police for registering false statements and for deviating the case.
The family members of an 18-year-old tribal youth, who was found hanging in a vacant house, inside Aralam farm, have demanded a proper inquiry into the death and have submitted a petition to the District Police Chief ( Rural ) on Friday, September 17, 2021.
The father of the victim, Jithu, suspected that it was a murder and also demanded action against the police for registering false statements and for deviating the case.
The family members have alleged that there is an effort by the Aralam police to convert the death as suicide, even without conducting a proper inquiry and registering false details and statements in the FIR.
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