Coimbatore: An afternoon after the gory death of instrument engineer K Ragupathi on Avinashi Road, 3 phrases painted in white at the black tar asked an uncomfortable question: Who killed Ragu?
The town corporation used to be quick to whitewash the writing at the highway, but 5 days after the 32-year-old techie's death, the questions have best multiplied. A 30-foot tall arch (publish by the ruling AIADMK) whose legs occupied a good portion of the street on the accident spot has been pulled down, and police events have been deployed close to different such constructions within the town. The police proceed to mention that it used to be a truck that knocked down Ragupathi. What they don't say is that Ragupathy will have hit the arch prior to falling in entrance of the truck.
Multiple press releases issued by the police and statements given by senior officers cautiously have not puzzled the individuals who publish the arch; in fact, officers keep away from any point out of the structure. This, regardless of the truth, that the family of Ragupathy and activists have alleged that the arch used to be the root cause of the deadly accident.
To get started with, Ragupathi's frame used to be discovered lying with reference to the arch. The grasp lever at the left deal with bar of his motorcycle used to be damaged, suggesting the opportunity of Ragupathi ramming into the arch and then being thrown at the highway. "If he was directly knocked down by a truck, won't there be heavy damages to the bike? But only the left clutch lever was damaged," mentioned a relative of Ragupathi. He added that if Ragupathy used to be knocked down by the truck, the have an effect on of the collision would have ended in more than one accidents on his frame. "But there were no injuries, except that the head was crushed," he mentioned.
With each and every passing day, gaps within the police narration of the accident look yawning. "There is no doubt that the truck was on the wrong side of the road and it ran over Ragu. But Ragu hit the poles erected for the arch and fell. The rear tyre of the truck ran over him. Both the person who erected the arch and the lorry driver who came on the wrong side are equally responsible. Action should be taken on both," mentioned P Shanmugavel, Ragu's brother.
While senior cops are silent on these questions mentioning that the case is sub judice, those from the traffic investigation wing are evasive. The family additionally question the police narration that it used to be the rear wheel that ran over Ragupathi. When politicians including, local management minister S P Velumani claimed that permission used to be taken for putting in the arches, activists demanded the documents. There has been no response.
City police commissioner K Periaiah who instructed TOI on Tuesday that he would "check about the permission for the arch" seems to be still checking.
"Why can't they release the CCTV footage," asks R M Selvaraj, a social activist. "It will clear the air."
A police officer mentioned they would liberate the pictures quickly, as the Madras prime court docket is prone to hear the case on Friday. Meanwhile, petitioner 'Traffic' Ramasamy and Coimbatore-based activist K Kathirmathiyon have filed PILs within the Madras prime court docket. Aravindan, an suggest, mentioned the case will arise for hearing on Friday.
The town corporation used to be quick to whitewash the writing at the highway, but 5 days after the 32-year-old techie's death, the questions have best multiplied. A 30-foot tall arch (publish by the ruling AIADMK) whose legs occupied a good portion of the street on the accident spot has been pulled down, and police events have been deployed close to different such constructions within the town. The police proceed to mention that it used to be a truck that knocked down Ragupathi. What they don't say is that Ragupathy will have hit the arch prior to falling in entrance of the truck.
Multiple press releases issued by the police and statements given by senior officers cautiously have not puzzled the individuals who publish the arch; in fact, officers keep away from any point out of the structure. This, regardless of the truth, that the family of Ragupathy and activists have alleged that the arch used to be the root cause of the deadly accident.
To get started with, Ragupathi's frame used to be discovered lying with reference to the arch. The grasp lever at the left deal with bar of his motorcycle used to be damaged, suggesting the opportunity of Ragupathi ramming into the arch and then being thrown at the highway. "If he was directly knocked down by a truck, won't there be heavy damages to the bike? But only the left clutch lever was damaged," mentioned a relative of Ragupathi. He added that if Ragupathy used to be knocked down by the truck, the have an effect on of the collision would have ended in more than one accidents on his frame. "But there were no injuries, except that the head was crushed," he mentioned.
With each and every passing day, gaps within the police narration of the accident look yawning. "There is no doubt that the truck was on the wrong side of the road and it ran over Ragu. But Ragu hit the poles erected for the arch and fell. The rear tyre of the truck ran over him. Both the person who erected the arch and the lorry driver who came on the wrong side are equally responsible. Action should be taken on both," mentioned P Shanmugavel, Ragu's brother.
While senior cops are silent on these questions mentioning that the case is sub judice, those from the traffic investigation wing are evasive. The family additionally question the police narration that it used to be the rear wheel that ran over Ragupathi. When politicians including, local management minister S P Velumani claimed that permission used to be taken for putting in the arches, activists demanded the documents. There has been no response.
City police commissioner K Periaiah who instructed TOI on Tuesday that he would "check about the permission for the arch" seems to be still checking.
"Why can't they release the CCTV footage," asks R M Selvaraj, a social activist. "It will clear the air."
A police officer mentioned they would liberate the pictures quickly, as the Madras prime court docket is prone to hear the case on Friday. Meanwhile, petitioner 'Traffic' Ramasamy and Coimbatore-based activist K Kathirmathiyon have filed PILs within the Madras prime court docket. Aravindan, an suggest, mentioned the case will arise for hearing on Friday.
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