Police clueless about Kerala actor's death, family to move court
Kochi
Feb 20, 2017
The family of the late actor Kalabhavan Mani in Kerala may
now approach the judiciary for redress as the probe into his death has reached
nowhere, his family said.
Hugely popular 45-year-old Mani, who acted in 200 films in
Malayalam and other languages, was admitted to a hospital in Kochi on March
4 last year and passed away two days later.
Speaking to the media, the actor's brother R.L.V. Ramakrishnan
said that it is strange that despite evidence from scientific reports that the
death occurred due to poisoning, the police have not been able to take forward
the probe from there.
'The scientific reports state the presence of two poisonous
substances, but so far the police remain clueless about what happened. We will
soon decide on what needs to be done in the case and approaching the judiciary
is also an option,' he said.
A CBI probe into the death was sought soon after the new Pinarayi
Vijayan-led government assumed office in May last year, but the police did not
show any interest to take it up, Ramakrishnan added.
A few of the actor's close aides who were present at his farmhouse
when he collapsed had undergone the lie-detector test earlier, but the police
were unable to crack the case which has ruffled the family of the actor.
Kochi
Feb 20, 2017
The family of the late actor Kalabhavan Mani in Kerala may
now approach the judiciary for redress as the probe into his death has reached
nowhere, his family said.
Hugely popular 45-year-old Mani, who acted in 200 films in
Malayalam and other languages, was admitted to a hospital in Kochi on March
4 last year and passed away two days later.
Speaking to the media, the actor's brother R.L.V. Ramakrishnan
said that it is strange that despite evidence from scientific reports that the
death occurred due to poisoning, the police have not been able to take forward
the probe from there.
'The scientific reports state the presence of two poisonous
substances, but so far the police remain clueless about what happened. We will
soon decide on what needs to be done in the case and approaching the judiciary
is also an option,' he said.
A CBI probe into the death was sought soon after the new Pinarayi
Vijayan-led government assumed office in May last year, but the police did not
show any interest to take it up, Ramakrishnan added.
A few of the actor's close aides who were present at his farmhouse
when he collapsed had undergone the lie-detector test earlier, but the police
were unable to crack the case which has ruffled the family of the actor.
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