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The Kottarakara Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I hasordered an probe and registration of an FIR against 4 identifiable constabulary officers for the alleged carnal battle and amerciable detention of Shinu Peter, the 12th accused successful the ‘Aluva’ Athul execution case, which was registered by the Karunagapally police. The tribunal issued the directive aft cautiously examining a backstage ailment filed by his mother, Biji Peter, on with important integer evidence, including CCTV footage that captured the incident.
According to the complaint, the constabulary committed sedate violations of ineligible procedures by keeping Shinu successful unlawful custody for implicit 24 hours earlier producing him earlier a magistrate. The petition highlights that Shinu, whose woman is presently abroad, had been residing successful Kottarakara and taking attraction of their one-year-old daughter. The incidental took spot connected March 14, 2026 astatine astir 3.25 p.m., erstwhile the 4 accused constabulary officers arrived astatine a section quarry wherever Shinu was working. In afloat presumption of onlookers, the officers allegedly physically assaulted him earlier forcibly putting him into a constabulary vehicle.
According to the complaint, Shinu was initially moved to a antithetic constabulary conveyance and taken to a station. Later that night, aft 9.30 p.m., the constabulary unit paraded him earlier the media, presenting him arsenic an accused successful a execution lawsuit that occurred wrong the Karunagapally constabulary presumption limits. He was subsequently brought to the Karunagapally presumption nether constabulary escort astir 11 p.m.
“The integer records submitted to the tribunal uncover a important discrepancy successful the authoritative timeline of the arrest. While CCTV footage firmly establishes that Shinu was taken into custody betwixt 3.30 p.m. and 3.34 p.m. connected March 14, helium was produced earlier the magistrate connected March 15 astatine 10.09 p.m. The constabulary deliberately falsified the clip of apprehension successful their authoritative remand exertion to mislead the magistrate and unafraid his judicial remand,” said Ms. Peter.
