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A peculiar tribunal present connected Monday (November 24) directed the Thrissur Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) to instrumentality further enactment connected a ailment by an accused successful a Maoist lawsuit alleging that helium was tortured by officials of the Viyyur High Security Prison.
A petition from Manoj P M, alias Ashiq, 30, an accused successful a Maoist lawsuit concerning the onslaught connected the Kerala Forest Development Corporation bureau successful Wayanad, was heard by National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court Judge P K Mohandas.
The petitioner is seeking enactment aft alleging helium was tortured successful jail.
Manoj informed the tribunal that helium was brutally assaulted by jailhouse officials connected November 13.
He was aboriginal shifted to Thiruvananthapuram Poojappura Central Prison.
The Superintendent of Viyyur High Security Prison filed a connection stating that Manoj did not person immoderate superior injuries astatine the clip of transportation and that nary aesculapian attraction was truthful given. However, the tribunal recovered the mentation unsatisfactory.
It noted that records showed immoderate jailhouse unit received attraction astatine Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital connected the evening of November 13.
“But nary effort is seen to supply aesculapian assistance to the injured accused. Instead, helium was taken to the Central Prison, Poojappura, astir 300 km away,” the tribunal said.
The tribunal directed the jailhouse superintendent to nutrient documents showing erstwhile Manoj was relieved from the prison, arsenic good arsenic the database of officers connected work astatine the clip of the alleged assault, on with supporting records.
The tribunal besides heard from a PWD adjunct engineer, who stated that lone 9 CCTV cameras astatine the situation were operational, and that lone 1 was signaling footage.
The tribunal recorded that though 165 cameras were installed successful the prison, lone 1 was functioning properly.
“It is astonishing to enactment that successful a high-security country similar Viyyur High Security Prison lone 1 camera is moving properly. This whitethorn origin superior consequences if continued,” the bid stated.
The tribunal directed the Executive Engineer and Assistant Engineer of PWD to instrumentality contiguous steps to repair the surveillance system, record a study connected the required clip framework for completion, and update advancement periodically.
The tribunal accepted Manoj’s written ailment and examined the study filed by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) secretary, which confirmed that Manoj had suffered superior injuries.
“The ailment filed by the petitioner on with copies of the orders passed by this tribunal and aesculapian records and study of DLSA shall beryllium forwarded to CJM, Thrissur, for further enactment connected the complaint,” the tribunal ordered.
The tribunal besides directed that Manoj beryllium taken to Ernakulam General Hospital for aesculapian introspection and that a study beryllium submitted.
Manoj requested a transportation backmost to Viyyur jail, but the tribunal denied the request, citing the lack of functioning CCTV cameras.
Instead, helium was ordered to beryllium shifted to the Central Prison, Thavanur, wherever surveillance systems are functioning.
