Kerala High Court orders reinvestigation into murder of migrant labourer
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A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has ordered a reinvestigation by a police officer within the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police into the case regarding the murder of a migrant employee in Mavelikkara in 2014.
The Bench, comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice M.R. Anitha, handed the directive after acquitting one other migrant labourer who was convicted within the murder.
The order was handed whereas permitting an enchantment filed by Sanjay Oraon, the convict, searching for to quash the life imprisonment awarded by the Additional Sessions Court in Mavelikkara.
The prosecution case was that Sanjay had murdered his good friend Hajiful Muhammed, alias, Kaliya. The court docket was of the opinion that the improper, unfair and ineffective investigation had resulted in inculpating the accused on this case who was a detailed good friend of the deceased.
Absolute necessity
Innocent and marginalised migrants have been blamed for any and each crime dedicated of their neighborhood. A re-investigation of the case was an absolute necessity to keep away from the recurrence of such irresponsible acts from law-enforcing companies in future, the court docket added.
The court docket additional noticed that the investigating officers didn’t make any effort to query the 2 employees from West Bengal who have been staying together with the accused. The total investigation was a farce. There was an inordinate delay in lodging the FIR, which remained unexplained, it noticed.
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