Rithanya suicide: HC censures cops for poor investigation
Madras high court
criticised Tirupur police for submitting an incomplete postmortem report in connection with the suicide of Rithanya, who complained of dowry harassment.
"The court is not satisfied.
You (police) have taken a stand that there was no harassment. Some sort of examination should have happened. It is not a normal case," said Justice M Nirmal Kumar on Friday.
He noted that the report lacked crucial details regarding possible physical abuse suffered by the victim and directed police to submit a comprehensive report, ensuring all relevant aspects of the case were properly documented and investigated.
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The court added that it has become an attitude for investigating agencies to collect materials mechanically without actually using manpower to investigate a case.
The observations were made on bail applications moved by Rithanya's husband and in-laws. Based on voice recordings she sent her father before dying by suicide, police filed a case under Section 194(3) (suicide by a woman within 7 years of marriage) BNS.
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Based on the FIR, police arrested her husband Kavinkumar, father-in-law Eswaramoorthy, and mother-in-law Sithra Devi and remanded them in judicial custody in Tirupur.
Representing the petitioners, senior advocate John Sathyan denied the allegations of dowry harassment and submitted that the family did not need to make such a demand, as both families were of equal financial status. Govt counsel Santhosh submitted to the court that the mobile phones of Rithanya, her husband, and her father have been sent for forensic examination. Recording the submissions, the court adjourned the case to Aug 14.
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