THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state police have entrusted the crime branch to probe the death of a couple in Neyyattinkara in the capital.
State police chief Loknath Behera has given instructions to the crime branch to probe whether there was any lapse on the part of police in handling the matter, that led to the death of the couple. Police had initially entrusted SP (Thiruvananthapuram rural) B Ashokan to probe into the incident.
The couple, Rajan and Ambili, were threatening to self-immolate when police had arrived to evacuate them from the property on the basis of the court order. Police tried to snatch the lighter from the couple, when the fire spread and caught the couple. The duo had succumbed to the burn injuries while undergoing treatment . Rajan breathed his last on Sunday night and Ambili passed away on Monday.