Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Ramesh Chennithala has demanded the formation of a special investigation team (SIT), led by an officer in the rank of Inspector General, to probe the alleged murder of a student on the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University campus at Pookode in Wayanad.
Addressing the media here on Friday, he alleged that an attempt was being made by Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leaders to wipe out the case. He said the CPI(M) leaders, led by former MLA C.K. Saseendran, had threatened the DySP, who was investigating the case, and attempted to protect the suspects in police custody.
“Siddharth was pressured to join the Students Federation of India (SFI), but he was not interested in joining any political outfit. This was the reason he was murdered,” Mr. Chennithala said, adding that his family suspected that his body was hung in the room after strangling him to death.
