Thursday, October 27, 2011: Two police officers of Vithura police
station have been suspended in connection with the incident in which a
23-year-old youth (Sinu) committed suicide after alleged police torture
here on Tuesday night.
The cops have been identified as Sub-Inspector Rajesh and ASI
Jayakumar. According to the victim’s family Sinu and his friend were
taken into police custody while they were bursting crackers after
closing his shop at 7 pm on Tuesday night.
When the two were released on bail, Sinu complained that the Vithura
police had tortured him in custody and that he was deeply depressed
which made him to commit suicide.
Sinu was found hanging in his bedroom, sources said. As a protest
against this incident the local residents of Theviyodu junction observed
a hartal in the area yesterday.
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