The Police arrested 16 including Ubaid T U — the man who took that selfie.
Kerala Police on Saturday arrested all 16 persons in connection with the brutal lynching of a tribal youth in Attappadi whose death sparked a widespread outcry in the state. The accused have been charged with sections of murder and will be produced in court on Monday. Confirming the development, Agali DYSP T K Subrahmanyan said that more people are under custody and being interrogated.
According to the police, the arrest of the 16 accused was made after the post-mortem report revealed that the deceased Madhu had injuries on the head and bruises all over the body. The post-mortem was conducted at the Thrissur Medical college.
The Thrissur Range IG said cases under various IPC sections, including murder, and SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act would be registered against the accused. A case under the IT Act for circulating his photo on social media can also be registered, the IG said.
Centre seeks report on lynching of tribal man in Kerala
Madhu, 27, died in a police vehicle after being violently attacked by a mob that accused him of being involved in a minor theft. According to his family, he was mentally unsound and was living in a cave in the forest for the past several months. His mother, Mallika, and sister Chandrika told television channels that a group of nearly 10-15 persons went to the forest and thrashed him.
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The body of the deceased was brought to the tribal village soon after post-mortem.
According to police, Madhu died hours after that image was taken Thursday, vomiting inside a police jeep on his way to a local hospital.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said the chief secretary of the state has been asked to submit a report on the incident and the steps taken by the government. The state government also announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the victim. Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister said, “The Government of Kerala has announced Rs 10 lakhs for the family of the tribal youth, Madhu, who was killed in a mob attack in Palakkad. CM has given directions to the Chief Secretary to disburse the amount forthwith.”
അട്ടപ്പാടിയിൽ മർദനമേറ്റു മരിച്ച ആദിവാസി യുവാവ് മധുവിന്റെ കുടുംബത്തിന് 10 ലക്ഷം രൂപ ധനസഹായം നൽകാൻ സർക്കാർ… http://t.co/SrEK6rlcdD
— Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) February 24, 2018
Tribal activists from across Kerala staged a protest this morning, blocking traffic at Attappady. The Opposition too observed ” Hartal” at Mannarcaud taluk, under which Attappadi falls.
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- Govindarajan SampathFeb 24, 2018 at 9:07 pmLiteracy does not stop wanton cruelty of one human against the other. Caste and class are curses on humanity.Reply
Babu IndianFeb 24, 2018 at 8:55 pmis that a halal way of justice for stealing a loaf of bread by a mentally unsound tribal .Reply- Amit BhaumikFeb 24, 2018 at 8:53 pmA thief steals to assuage hunger, a very basic demand of life but when a mob lynches that thief, it assuages the primitive and barbarian cruelty so much ingrained in the genetic structure of the species we love to call Homo sapiens!Reply
- Babu IndianFeb 24, 2018 at 8:51 pmI was just watching some fresh videos from Syria, Yemen and Iraq, Balkans , Philippines , Afghanistan and some African countries . Muslims killing Muslims like brutal animals using mass weapons . These are people , white , black and brown colored , gone savage under the influence of some medieval so called peaceful religion . That s also the terrible condition of our desi brothers along the two flanks of our land . Terrible future waiting for us all if islamization is not stopped .Reply
- Feb 24, 2018 at 8:45 pmHad the government spent this money for the tribal people, this situation wouldn't have arise in the first place. According to RTI act, it is said that over 2700 cr spent on tribal people yet these people are starving! Why? Obviously the money never reached these people. It must have been swallowed by middlemen. Now that the state government is going to pay 10 lakh, I strongly request the government to recover it by ing the properties or other assets owned by murderers . It is ok to spent tax payers money for people affected by natural calamities but using public money to compensate victims of criminal activities is not a good idea. The government failed in ensuring the safety of its people and that is leading to anarchy. Every one involved in this crime should be charged for premeditated murder as they went in search of him in the forest and forest officials showed his cave where he was living. On lookers of this barbaric act should introspect their conseienceReply
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