Kerala rape and murder case: Jisha probe team quizzes Ameerul brother

Kochi: The special investigation team probing the Jisha case has questioned Baharul Islam, the brother of Ameerul Islam, the prime accused in the murder of the Dalit LLB student. Baharul was brought to the Police Club in Aluva and questioned along with his brother on Thursday. Sources said questioning the two together was done to unearth in the discrepancy in the depositions made by the accused in the case.

Meanwhile, Ameerul changing his statements frequently has been confusing the probe team, say sources. The accused had told the team that more people, including an auto driver, had seen him leaving the crime scene as he had hired an autorickshaw from Vattolipady Junction to his place. The probe team is trying to identify the vehicle and its driver as nobody has come forward to substantiate his claims. Ameerul had also told the probe team that a neighbour of Jisha had seen him on the fateful day.

Chennithala demands more transparency

Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala has demanded that the police should reveal details of Jisha murder investigation as several conflicting stories are coming out. He told reporters here that normally the police keep the public informed of the developments. But unfortunately ever since the arrest of the suspect conflicting reports were coming out with some of them, not in accordance of the real incident.

He said it was the responsibility of the government and the investigating officers to reveal the details without affecting the course of the investigation. “It is when the authorities are shying away from disclosing the details media come out with conflicting reports.  People are worried whether the probe is being conducted in the right manner due to various allegations being raised by various quarters”, he said. He also claimed that the evidence collected by the previous special probe team have come to the aid of the current team.