Neyyattinkara ” At that time the balance was out of balance. A policeman and a woman policeman came with the court commission. The rice was served. He did not even agree to eat it. The police brutally told him not to take all his belongings and get out immediately.
The thought of me and my mentally ill wife and children having no place to lay their heads was shattered. He grabbed her and poured petrol on her. The police and others thought that this would change. However, the policeman ran away and snatched the cigarette lighter.
I don’t remember anything else ” – Rajan told the media just before his death at Lakshmanveet Colony in Pong near Venpakal. Rajan, 45, and his wife Ambili, 36, succumbed to their injuries on Monday after they threatened to set themselves on fire during an eviction on the 22nd of this month.
Struggle and conflict
Neyyattinkara മുന്നിൽ Dramatic scenes have been going on in front of Rajan’s house since yesterday morning. The protest of the locals was against the complainant and the police. The protest in front of their house lasted for hours, demanding the arrest of the housewife, a neighbor who had filed a case to evict her.
At around 3.30 pm, senior police officials took the complainant to the police station and evacuated her. The crowd calmed down but at 4.30 pm it was tense again. When the ambulance arrived with Ambili’s body after the postmortem from the medical college, the locals who had blocked it were stabbed on the road.
Neyyattinkara DySP S. Anil Kumar and Tehsildar Ajay Kumar were ready for the discussion but the locals did not agree. The collector was required to come and give an assurance.
At 7.30 pm, Collector Navjot Khosa reached the spot and heard the demand of the locals. The Collector responded favorably to all the requests and assured that he would report the matter to the Government. The strike was called off.
Scenes out
Police were on the defensive when footage emerged of police arriving to enforce the court order. Rajan, who was having lunch, was threatened and asked to leave the house. These were copied by Rajan’s sons.
The Youth Congress will provide housing and land
Palakkad: State President Shafi Parampil MLA has said that the Youth Congress will provide houses and land to orphaned children after the death of their parents in Neyyattinkara. Shafi also blamed the government for the couple’s death, which shocked the human conscience.
Intervention Human Rights and Child Rights Commission
Thiruvananthapuram: The state human rights commission has ordered an inquiry into whether there was any negligence on the part of the police officers in the incident in which the couple died. The commission was chaired by Justice Anthony Dominic, the chairman of the Rural SP. The report should be submitted within four weeks. The complaint was lodged by human rights activist Ashwati Jwala.
The state child rights commission has ordered protection for children. Members K. Nasir, Fr. Philip Parakat, c. Vijayakumar also visited Lakshmanveet Colony.
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