The Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) staged a demonstration near the South Taluk Office in Coimbatore on Wednesday seeking CBI probe into the suicide of Tiruchengode Deputy Superintendent of Police Vishnupriya and the murder of Dalit youth Gokularaj .
The cadre led by the party’s State Committee member R. Dhamodharan and District Secretary K. Balasubramanian, alleged that the suicide of the police officer stood testimony for the height of police atrocity and high handedness against the department personnel themselves. There is no protection for Dalits or minorities and for police officers conducting fair investigation on incidents involving Dalits or minorities.
Mr. Dhamodharan said that Gokulraj’s murder should have been investigated by a senior police officer who could have handled the situation better, than involving a young officer - Vishnupriya in this case - who was unable to bear the pressure and harassment and eventually ended her life.
They also blamed the interference of caste Hindu leaders involved in the murder of Gokulraj. They added that CBI alone could conduct a fair probe into these two deaths.
‘Gokulraj’s murder should have been investigated by a senior police officer who could have handled the situation better’
