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- The family of a youth injured in a collision with a police vehicle alleges that the impact was a deliberate attempt to cause harm.
- Four police officers have been suspended following the incident which occurred on July 16.
- Evidence retrieved from a seized phone purportedly captures officers discussing the intentional nature of the act and the decision to avoid taking the victims to a hospital.
- The family is now calling for formal criminal charges after claiming that police authorities failed to register an FIR despite prior complaints.
What to watch next
- The potential registration of an FIR for attempted murder against the accused police officers.
- The progress of the departmental investigation into the conduct of the suspended officers.
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Prasanna Shaju
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“If we had increased the speed a little more, the youths would have died then itself.”
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…on Amal’s iPhone, which had been seized by the police. The family claims the recording contains crucial evidence of the police personnel’s conduct following the incident. In the recording, a voice is heard saying, “ If we had increased the speed a little more, the youths would have died then itself. ” In another exchange, when one officer allegedly asks whether the injured youths should be taken to hospital, another reportedly responds that they should not go there as their involvement in the accident could become…
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Named India · Abhishek · Amal · Vishnu · Faisal · Mahesh · Naveen Kumar · Prasanna Shaju · Pudukad Police Station · P. Vijayan · Varandarappilly Police · Yadukrishnan
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