India News | Keralam Crime Branch Arrests Former Kannur Dental College HOD MK Ram in Nithin Raj Suicide Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Dr Ram, the former Head of the Dental Anatomy Department at the college, was arrested from Karnataka after remaining absconding for several weeks following the rejection of his anticipatory bail plea by the Supreme Court.
Kannur (Keralam) [India], July 20 (ANI): The Keralam Crime Branch has arrested Dr MK Ram, the prime accused in the alleged abetment of suicide case related to the death of first-year BDS student RL Nithin Raj of Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandy.
Dr Ram, the former Head of the Dental Anatomy Department at the college, was arrested in Karnataka after remaining absconding for several weeks following the rejection of his anticipatory bail plea by the Supreme Court.
Crime Branch Superintendent of Police KV Venugopal confirmed that Dr Ram was brought to Kannur on Sunday night and taken to the Crime Branch office. He will be produced before a court after the completion of legal formalities.
Dr Ram had been evading arrest since the Keralam High Court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea on June 19. The Supreme Court also rejected his plea on July 13, after which a Crime Branch team led by Inspector Sreejith Koderi launched a search operation and apprehended him in Karnataka
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According to investigators, the Crime Branch had earlier traced Dr Ram to Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh by monitoring his phone calls and messages, but he managed to evade arrest before the team reached him. The search subsequently continued across neighbouring states before he was finally arrested in Karnataka.
The second accused in the case, Dr Sangeeta Nambiar, had earlier been granted anticipatory bail by a district court. She was later arrested and released on bail in accordance with the court's order.
On July 15, parents of Nithin Raj, met Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan at the Secretariat and submitted a memorandum seeking justice in the case. Nithin's mother, Latha, made an emotional appeal to the State government, saying her son was yet to receive justice and urging authorities to hold those responsible accountable for his death.
Addressing reporters, Latha said, "My son has not received justice. My son deserves justice. Today marks 95 days since my son died. I sent my son to study, not to be killed."
The deceased student's father, Rajan, demanded the immediate arrest of the prime accused while expressing confidence in the Chief Minister's assurance of a fair probe.
"We met the Chief Minister and informed him of the facts. We requested an investigation that takes into account the concerns and demands of our family. Even 95 days after my son's death, there has been no progress in the investigation. The investigation was sabotaged under the leadership of the Commissioner and the ACP. They extended every possible assistance to help the accused," Rajan said.
Nithin Raj, son of Y Rajan and C R Latha from Thiruvananthapuram, died on April 10. His family alleged that he was subjected to caste-based harassment by faculty members at the college, following which a case of abetment of suicide was registered and the investigation was handed over to the Crime Branch. (ANI)
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