VALAKOM TEACHER ATTACK- CASE TAKES A NEW TURN

VALAKOM TEACHER ATTACK- CASE

TAKES A NEW TURN

The Valakom Teacher case took a new turn after the schoolteacher, who was brutally attacked in the village, told a television channel that the assault could not have been an accident as claimed by the police.His statement on Saturday, 15th October, 2011, confounded the police who have been repeating that it was a hit- and run case.

In a statement to a TV channel -- Krishnakumar, the injured teacher, said that he did not think it was an accident. "Maybe somebody must have assaulted me and then thrown me off the car," he told the channel from the Medical College hospital where he is recuperating. However, the teacher did not elaborate further saying he can't remember anything else.The recent statement from Krishnakumar may force police to rethink on the whole case. Last week, the police had traced the lone eyewitness in the case who first saw Krishnakumar lying seriously injured on the roadside. The eyewitness, Joseph, had told police that he was on his way to his home on his bike on September 27 when he saw somebody lying on the roadside. He had suspected it as a case of accident and intimated the matter to a nearby shopkeeper. Joseph also said that he had gone in pursuit of the vehicle which he thought could have knocked down Krishnakumar but returned after a futile effort.
Following the interrogation of the eyewitness, the police have been reiterating that Valakom case was an accident. DGP Jacob Punnose had asked the investigation team to intensify the search for the car that reportedly hit Krishnakumar.In another twist to the case, Ajith Prasad, brother of Krishnakumar's wife Geetha, levelled allegations against DGP Jacob Punnose.Ajith Prasad told reporters that DGP talked to him personally for an hour and persuaded him to conclude that the Valakom case was an accident. "We talked for an hour. The DGP kept explaining to me that it is an accident. This raises doubts over the current course of investigation," he said.

                                                            Prof. John Kurakar