Activists, kin of slain youth demand fresh probe

A bunch of human activists and household of C.P. Jaleel, a suspected Maoist who was shot useless at a non-public resort at Vythiri in Wayanad district on March 6 final 12 months in a police encounter, staged a dharna in entrance of the collectorate right here elevating a slew of calls for together with a complete probe by a authorities company into the encounter.

“According to the recent forensic and ballistic reports, all cartridges used for firing were from service rifles and not from a smooth-bore breech loading (SBBL) gun allegedly found on the body of Jaleel,” C.P. Rasheed, Jaleel’s brother stated.

The experiences stated that indicators of firing couldn’t be detected within the gun barrel. The police had claimed that commandos killed him in retaliatory fireplace however the brand new findings pointed to a pretend encounter, Mr. Rasheed stated.

Gunshot residues couldn’t be detected in swabs collected from Jaleel’s palms and a wall close to the north-western nook of the resort, he stated. If Jaleel had shot on the commandos first as per the police report, the residues will need to have been in his palms, Mr. Rasheed stated.

All the findings had proven that Jaleel was killed in a pretend encounter, he added.

Former Wayanad District Collector A.R. Ajayakumar had submitted his magisterial report with out contemplating the info of the experiences, he alleged.

The magisterial report ought to be dominated out and a authorities company ought to conduct a complete investigation into the pretend encounter within the wake of the latest experiences, he added.

The protesters additionally demanded a probe into the demise of Velmurugan, a Maoist chief who was additionally killed in a latest police encounter within the district.

Adv. Thushar Nirmal Saradhi, State committee member, Janakeeya Manushyavakasa Prasthanam, inaugurated the protest.