Parents refuse to receive youth’s body

Claiming that a 24-year-old youth who took his life was falsely accused of sexual assault, his parents and relatives refused to accept his body for the third day at Perundurai on Saturday.

The deceased, Ranjith of Kanjikovil, who worked at a private company in the area, was accused of sexual assault by a 50-year-old woman colleague in September. Kanjikovil police registered a case and arrested him on September 10. He was released on bail, but insisted that he was falsely accused. On Thursday, he ended his life.

The body was taken to the Government Erode Medical College and Hospital at Perundurai and a postmortem examination was completed. But, claiming that the accusations against Ranjith were false, his parents and relatives refused to receive his body. Perundurai Deputy Superintendent of Police Gokul Krishnan and Inspector Deivarani held talks with the protestors who demanded action against the woman and her brother, as well as the police officer who failed to conduct a proper investigation.

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Published - October 05, 2024 07:31 pm IST