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A Tamil Nadu autochthonal died, reportedly successful constabulary custody, astatine the Thrikkakara constabulary presumption aboriginal connected Saturday (January 24, 2026). The deceased is Baburaj, 50, a autochthonal of Avalloor successful Dindigul territory of Tamil Nadu.
He was reportedly taken into preventive custody astir 10:45 p.m. connected Friday (January 23, 2026) aft residents alerted the constabulary astir uncovering him astatine Chembumukku successful Vazhakkala nether suspicious circumstances.
The constabulary registered a lawsuit nether Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which allows apprehension without a warrant to forestall the committee of cognisable offences, pursuing a aesculapian check-up astatine the Thrikkakara Municipal Cooperative Hospital.
After helium was brought to the station, astir 2:50 a.m., Baburaj reportedly showed symptoms of epilepsy and was rushed backmost to the hospital, wherever helium was declared dead. A lawsuit has been registered nether Section 194 (unnatural death) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and an probe is nether way.
“Baburaj had been astatine Kakkanad for implicit 15 years, doing unusual jobs, and had nary transgression background. His lad and a comparative came to the constabulary presumption upon being intimated astir his death. We person shown the CCTV visuals from the constabulary presumption from the clip helium was brought,” Vijayan T.B., Assistant Commissioner of Police, Thrikkakara, said. He added that a post-mortem introspection would beryllium conducted connected Sunday (January 25, 2026).
