Rahul Gandhi demands probe into tribal man’s death; writes to CM Pinarayi Vijayan

The unfortunate incident

The man was found hanging near the medical college hospital at Kozhikode on 11 February, where his wife was admitted for delivery.

“I request you to kindly initiate a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of Vishwanathan and order an impartial enquiry into the lapses in investigation, if any,” he wrote.

വിശ്വനാഥൻ എന്ന ആദിവാസി യുവാവിന്റെ ജീവൻ നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നതിലേക്ക്‌‌ നയിച്ച സാഹചര്യങ്ങളേയും അന്വേഷണത്തിലെ വീഴ്ചകളേയും കുറിച്ച്‌ നിഷ്പക്ഷമായ അന്വേഷണം നടത്തണമെന്നും, കുടുംബത്തിന്‌ അർഹമായ നഷ്ടപരിഹാരവും കുടുംബത്തിൽ ഒരാൾക്ക്‌ ജോലിയും നൽകണമെന്നും ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ട്‌ മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിക്ക് കത്തയച്ചു. pic.twitter.com/9wyx3QH5eb

— Rahul Gandhi – Wayanad (@RGWayanadOffice) February 16, 2023

Not suicide but mob attack

Gandhi, who had reached his constituency early this week, visited the house of the tribal man in Wayanad on Monday and consoled his family members, who alleged that it was not a case of suicide and that there were injury marks on his body.

They had claimed that Vishwanathan was attacked by a mob that accused him of stealing.

The Congress leader, in the letter, explained that the man was found hanging just a few days after welcoming his first child and what was meant to be a joyous occasion for the family has turned into a life-long tragedy.

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‘They deserve justice’

“I met Vishwanathan’s distraught family and they have demanded a detailed investigation into the matter. They also requested a re-postmortem. They expressed their anguish regarding the hurry with which the postmortem was conducted,” he wrote.

ആൾക്കൂട്ട വിചാരണയിൽ ജീവൻ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട അഡ്ലൈഡ് പാറവയൽ കോളനിയിലെ വിശ്വനാഥന്റെ വീട് സന്ദർശിച്ചു. ഇത്തരം അനിഷ്ടസംഭവങ്ങൾ ആവർത്തിക്കാതിരിക്കാനുള്ള ജാഗ്രത നമ്മൾ ഓരോരുത്തർക്കും ഉണ്ടാകേണ്ടതുണ്ട്.

സമഗ്രമായ അന്വേഷണം നടക്കണം. വിശ്വനാഥന്റെ കുടുംബത്തിന് നീതി ലഭിക്കണം. pic.twitter.com/4TGfHFZthL

— Rahul Gandhi – Wayanad (@RGWayanadOffice) February 13, 2023

Gandhi pointed out that the grieving family had rejected the police report that states that Vishwanathan died by suicide as they suspect foul play in the matter.

“The tribal man’s family, especially his newborn child, deserves justice,” added Gandhi in the letter.