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Saturday, February 24, 2018

TRIBAL YOUTH BEATEN TO DEATH IN ATTAPPADY, KERALA



TRIBAL YOUTH BEATEN TO DEATH IN ATTAPPADY, KERALA
A. Madhu, a 27-year-old tribal youth, was beaten to death by a group of people at Kadukumanna hamlet in Attappady, near Palakkad, on            22nd February,2018,Thursday evening, the police said.After catching the youth from nearby forests around 4 p.m., the local people attacked him with sticks for allegedly stealing valuables from the house of a local person three days ago and handed him over to the Agali police around 6.30 p.m. The police said he collapsed and died in the police jeep when they were taking him to the Government Tribal Specialty Hospital at Kottathara. Case against 15.An attempt to murder case has been registered against 15 people. On the basis of the autopsy report, more relevant sections would be applied, police said.The body was taken to the Agali government hospital for autopsy by 7 p.m. Agali Dy.SP N. Subrahmaniyan said Madhu was mentally challenged and used to stay in the forest occasionally. He maintained no contact with his family.The Tribal youth, Madhu,ived in a forest and used to steal grocery like rice from nearby shops in the area.
“The post-mortem of the body will be conducted at the Thrissur Medical College and the report will reveal more about his injuries,” the official said. However, no arrests have been in connection with the case so far. The Minister for Welfare of SCs, STs and Backward Classes has promised strong action against the accused. He said that nobody has the right to beat to death another person or take the law into their hands.

Prof. John Kurakar

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