Wife of Lakshadweep Man Allegedly Disappeared in Police Custody Moves Kerala High Court Seeking SIT Investigation

His wife, a permanent resident of Lakshadweep, approached the Court seeking to set up a special investigation team, headed by Superintendent of Police Lakshadweep, to investigate the disappearance of her husband while in police custody.

Judge Bechu Kurian Thomas He sought instructions on the matter and issued it on 26 November.

Allegedly, there were some marital problems between the petitioner-wife and her husband, during which her husband slapped her. It was stated that neighbors who heard this noise informed the police and he was taken to the police on October 9.

The indictment alleged that when the petitioner went to the police station on October 10, she was informed that her husband had been hospitalized by the police because he was behaving like an abnormal man.

The plea stated that the petitioner and her family were unable to locate her husband when he reached the hospital. He also stated that news had spread on the island that his wife had disappeared at sea.

The petitioner alleged that the police did not disclose any details about her husband. She alleged that the block development officer had prepared an incident report, claiming that her husband was abnormal and had jumped into the sea while in police custody. He also stated that authorities attempted to create false and fabricated narratives regarding his wife’s mental state.

The petitioner alleged that an FIR was registered at Chetlat police station by the Station House Officer on November 12 stating that the petitioner’s husband was missing. She stated that the police deliberately ignored the fact that her husband went missing while in police custody.

The petitioner therefore requests a fair and impartial investigation by the Special Investigation Team into her husband’s disappearance.

“It is clear that the petitioner’s husband went missing in police custody, but the police were concealing exactly what happened while he was in police custody. Now the same case is being investigated by the same accused and other police officers who were at Chetlat police station at that time. “The current investigation is biased, inappropriate and unfair and therefore warrants the intervention of this Honorable Court with immediate effect.”, I submitted the petition

Allegation moved Lawyers R Rohith, P Ajaz Shabeer, Harishma P Thampi

Case Number: WP(Crl.) 1187/2024

Case Title: Abida MM v Lakshadweep and Ors Administrative Union District.