Nedumbassery accident: accused remanded in Borstal School as per magistrate’s order, say police
Ernakulam Rural Police, which is probing the case, maintain that they acted in accordance with the remand order issued by the magistrate concerned
Three students died in a car-scooter accident in Nedumbassery, Kochi, on Sunday. Ernakulam Rural Police are investigating the incident. The key accused, 19-year-old Suhail Sajeev, was remanded by a magistrate to the Borstal School for 14 days, police claim they followed the magistrate's order. Controversy surrounds the decision, with allegations of preferential treatment due to Suhail's influential family background.
District Police Chief K.S. Sudarsan defended the decision, citing Section 324 of the Kerala Prison Rules that allows young accused to be placed in Borstal Schools to prevent negative influences. Lawyer Manu Tom suggested the decision may have been based on administrative convenience or prison crowding. The CPI(M) party accuses the state government of interfering in the case, alleging a delay in registering the FIR and intervention from a high-ranking government official with connections in Alappuzha.
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