Do re-postmortem of whistleblower, says HC http://jprabakar007.blogspot.com/
The Madurai bench of Madras high court on Monday ordered re-postmortem on the body of assistant quality control inspector Murugan in Thoothukudi who died on September 11. With the opposition parties taking to the streets demanding a CBI probe into the “mysterious” death of Murugan, who worked in the civil supplies department, the CB-CID, which is investigating the case, submitted before the division bench comprising justices P. Jyothimani and S. Nagamuthu that it has sought permission from the local tahsildar for a re-postmortem. The bench allowed the presence of Murugan’s widow Selvi or his relatives at the time of autopsy. A. Ramar, a rights activist of Kovilpatti, had filed a public interest litigation seeking a CBI inquiry into the civil supplies official’s death. The petitioner had accused the district administration of covering up Murugan’s death as suicide despite there being positive evidence from the postmortem report that stated that his body had injuries and contusions. Having fought against corruption and malpractices in his department, Murugan, a dalit, had submitted written representations to the police and his higher-ups that he was facing a serious threat to his life and had also named the persons, the petitioner claimed. He also charged the state government with concocting a story about his death to “silence the voice of the people” and to protect the real offenders indulging in ration rice smuggling. The state government had transferred the case from the Thoothukudi police to the CB-CID after Selvi’s agitation, alleging that her husband was force-fed poison for exposing high-level irregularities in his department, was supported by all the opposition parties. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
