Law student’s death: accused inspector placed under suspension

Chief Minister promises justice to the victim’s family and stern action against the officer

A day after the Congress raised a storm demanding the suspension of inspector C.L. Sudheer who was named in a note left behind by a young law student who allegedly took her life owing to domestic violence and dowry-related harassment, the State Government suspended the officer on Friday morning.

State Police Chief Anil Kant ordered his suspension pending a departmental inquiry. Mr. Sudheer was initially removed from the charge of the Aluva East police station and was later transferred to the police headquarters. This had not gone down well with the Congress. Party activists had attempted to storm the office of the District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural), leading to a pitched battle with the police on Thursday.

The note left behind by Mofia Parveen, 21, ended with a “final wish”, demanding action against her husband Mohammed Suhail and his family and also the inspector. She accused the officer of speaking very rudely to her in front of her husband and father when they were summoned to the station in connection with a domestic violence complaint she had filed a month ago.