Death of Shiroor Swamiji is not natural: Advocate Ravi Kiran
'It is also mentioned in the FSL'
Udupi: As the Manipal KMC doctors who gave the postmortem report on the death of Shiroor Swamiji confirmed the presence of poisonous substance in blood, urine and stomach of the Swamiji, the death of the Swamiji was not natural as said earlier, said advocate Ravi Kiran Murdeshwar.
Speaking at a programme in memory of the Swamiji, organised by the Spandana School for Specially Abled Children at Uppur in the taluk on Friday, he mentioned the 1115 page final investigation report submitted to the Kundapur AC by investigating officer Belliyappa on August 28, 2018 and said as per the Toxicology report, poisonous substances were found in the samples of blood, urine and stomach of the Swamiji. It was also mentioned in the postmortem report. KMC associate professor and Forensic expert Dr Ashwin Kumar and Dr Anitha S also confirmed the presence of the poison in their report, he said.
After the death of the Swamiji On July 19, KMC Medical superintendent Dr Avinash Shetty also confirmed the presence of poison in the blood of Swamiji and he justified his statement with the investigating officer in his letter correspondence on August 13, he disclosed.
When Dr Avinash Shetty was asked as to how he has confirmed the poison in the blood, the doctor said that he found the poisonous substance in the blood through Tinlayer Chromotograhy test and not through imagination and all these were mentioned in the report, he said.
Final report is not good
Based on the postmortem report and FSL report, the investigating officer has mentioned in his report that it was a natural death and closed the entire case. Keeping in mind the disputes around the Swamiji, decision to move the court, and lodge complaint, the final report was fabricated and concluded the death as natural. But it was not a natural death, he said.
Such cases won't have time limit
The swamiji's death case is not a closed chapter. The documents related to the case are still alive. Any murder and unnatural death cases would not have time limit. It could be opened any time by giving a police complaint or moving the high court, he said.
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Clash with Nagas: Police evacuate 51 Kuki students from Manipur’s Ukhrul
Imphal (PTI): The police have evacuated at least 51 Kuki students from a school in Manipur’s Naga-majority Ukhrul district as a precautionary measure, following clashes between the two communities, a statement said on Monday.
Tension had been simmering between Tangkhul Naga tribe and the Kukis in Ukhrul for more than a week, as around 30 houses were burnt during clashes at Litan Sareikhong area in Ukhrul district.
“The Ukhrul District Police have evacuated 51 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Ramva School in Ukhrul and handed them over to the Saikul police station team for onward movement to the JNV in Kangpokpi district," the police said in a statement.
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Thirty-one male and 20 female students were sent to Kangpokpi, a Kuki-majority district.
Police said the students were evacuated as a precautionary measure due to the prevailing law and order situation in the district.
During the evacuation process, some members of the public mistook the students for miscreants, the police said, adding that local civil society organisations helped the administration in de-escalating tension.
"Their efforts in persuading villagers across the Shangshak, Ramva, Shokvao, TM Kasom, and S Laho areas ensured the safe evacuation of the students," the statement added.
Police also appealed to all communities to maintain restraint and refrain from spreading rumours.
The violence between the Kukis and the Nagas began following a drunken brawl between two groups on the evening of February 7 at Litan, a commercial town and home to both communities.
For nearly three years, Manipur has been rocked by ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities. It started in May 2023 after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. At least 260 people lost their lives in the clashes, and thousands were displaced.
Presidents’ Rule was imposed in the state on February 13 last year, while the state got a new chief minister in Y Khemchand Singh, who was sworn in earlier this month.
