Pathanamthitta CB Dy.SP. entrusted with probe into case of illegal detention of Dalit woman
S. Syamsundar, Inspector General of Police, South Zone, on Thursday issued orders entrusting K.A. Vidyadharan, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy.SP.), District Crime Branch, Pathanamthitta, with the investigation into the case involving the illegal detention of a Dalit woman by the Peroorkada police following a false charge of stealing a gold necklace.
The order follows a report submitted by the District Police Chief (Thiruvananthapuram City) Thomson Jose. Notably, the State Human Rights Commission had also ordered that the case be probed by a police officer not below the rank of Dy.SP. from outside Thiruvananthapuram district.
Mr. Vidyadharan has been instructed to probe various angles of the case including the alleged abuse faced by the complainant and the discovery of the necklace from the complainant's employer's house. He has been ordered to submit his investigation report by June 25.
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