Dismissing a petition filed by late ADM’s wife Manjusha, a single bench of Justice Kauser Edapagath directed the Kannur Deputy Inspector General ( DIG) to supervise the ongoing investigation of the Special Investigation Team( SIT).
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The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to order a CBI probe into the death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu.
Dismissing a petition filed by late ADM’s wife Manjusha, a single bench of Justice Kauser Edapagath directed the Kannur Deputy Inspector General ( DIG) to supervise the ongoing investigation of the Special Investigation Team( SIT).
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The court said the SIT shall submit periodical reports to the DIG to show the progress of the investigation .The court also directed the SIT to inform the petitioner the progress of the investigation as contemplated under section 193(3)( ii) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
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The court also directed the SIT to consider the grievances of the petitioner mentioned in the petition and look into the possibility of homicidal hanging. The court also said the SIT should file the final report only after it is vetted and approved by the DIG.
Naveen Babu’s wife Manjusha filed the petition before the High Court seeking a CBI probe into the death of her husband, alleging that the present probe is not going in the right direction.
Responding to the court order, Manjusha said,” We are not satisfied with the court order. We will file and appeal against the single bench order. All the facts have been produced before the court. This is not the expected order.”
ADM Naveen Babu was found dead in his official quarters at Pallikkunnu in Kannur on the morning of October 15 last year. He allegedly took his life after facing public humiliation and corruption accusations made by P P Divya, then president of Kannur district panchayat, at a farewell meeting on October 14.
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