
‘Moral police’ attack man in Mukkom
The Hindu
47-year-old admitted to hospital with serious injuries
A 47-year-old man who sustained serious injuries after being reportedly attacked by three men in a suspected incident of moral policing was admitted to a private hospital at Mukkam in Kozhikode on Sunday. The incident took place at Kodiyathur on Saturday night. A.P. Shoukath, the complainant, was allegedly manhandled by three persons while he was going to his wife’s house to collect a mobile phone at 10.30 p.m. The man alleged that the attackers portrayed him as a drug addict and womaniser. They also destroyed his mobile phone. The Mukkom police have started an investigation into the incident. In a similar incident near the village in 2011, a group of people beat to death a 26-year-old man named Shahid Bava. Nine persons were awarded life term in the case.
The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












