ALAPPUZHA: Former Kannur IG Tomin J Thachankary appeared before the Alappuzha Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Friday in a 16-year-old case related to the custodial attack of Punnappara Prakashan. The court adjourned the case to October 22 for hearing. Prakashan was attacked while in police custody and is a suspect in the death of Suja, a girl from Punnappara. The state government had handed over the case to the Crime Branch after a police enquiry. The Crime Branch had found that Suja’s death was a suicide and two others were booked for instigation. In the final verdict, Alappuzha Additional District Court raised suspicion in the case and freed the two persons booked by the Crime Branch. After being acquitted, Prakashan approached the High Court about the torture while in police custody. As per the directions of the High Court, the local police registered a case and booked 9 police officials.
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