City cops clear profs in IIT-M suicide case
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:20.12.2019
Central crime branch officials of the city police have concluded that there was no prima facie evidence to invoke IPC Section 306 (abetment to commit suicide) against professor at IIT, Madras, in the suicide of humanities student Fathima Latheef.
Police submitted their findings in a confidential report to the state home department last week. An investigating officer confirmed that the team arrived at the conclusion after interviewing about150 people, including hostel staff, Latheef’s hostelmates, professors and her collegemates. They had also questioned Latheef’s parents and sister.
Nineteen-year-old Latheef was found hanging in her hostel room on November 9. In an alleged suicide note on her cellphone, she named three professors as reasons for having taken the extreme step. Her phone was sent for analysis to the forensic department and department officials have submitted their report to the metropolitan magistrate court in Egmore.
Though forensic officials have not revealed their conclusions, police have confirmed that the note was written by Latheef before she met her end.
Days after the CCB filed their detailed report, the state on Saturday ordered the transfer of the case to the CBI, citing a directive from the Centre. “The government has decided to accept the proposal of the DGP and commissioner of police to transfer the case,” the order said.
Central crime branch officials submitted their findings to the state home dept last week
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:20.12.2019
Central crime branch officials of the city police have concluded that there was no prima facie evidence to invoke IPC Section 306 (abetment to commit suicide) against professor at IIT, Madras, in the suicide of humanities student Fathima Latheef.
Police submitted their findings in a confidential report to the state home department last week. An investigating officer confirmed that the team arrived at the conclusion after interviewing about150 people, including hostel staff, Latheef’s hostelmates, professors and her collegemates. They had also questioned Latheef’s parents and sister.
Nineteen-year-old Latheef was found hanging in her hostel room on November 9. In an alleged suicide note on her cellphone, she named three professors as reasons for having taken the extreme step. Her phone was sent for analysis to the forensic department and department officials have submitted their report to the metropolitan magistrate court in Egmore.
Though forensic officials have not revealed their conclusions, police have confirmed that the note was written by Latheef before she met her end.
Days after the CCB filed their detailed report, the state on Saturday ordered the transfer of the case to the CBI, citing a directive from the Centre. “The government has decided to accept the proposal of the DGP and commissioner of police to transfer the case,” the order said.
Central crime branch officials submitted their findings to the state home dept last week
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