The special investigation team probing the Pantheerankavu domestic violence case has found suspicious blood stains in a car that they had taken into custody as part of the continuing investigation into the incident. The car, reportedly owned by suspect Rahul P. Gopal, will be examined by a forensic team.
Police sources said the new evidence indicated the possibility of cruel torture faced by the survivor from her husband. Blood drops may have fallen in the car when she was taken to the hospital for treatment after she fell unconscious following the physical assault, the sources said.
Amidst the continuing search for the escapee, action was taken against a senior civil police officer at Pantheerankavu station who allegedly leaked the proceedings of the police to him and indirectly helped him to leave the country. Sarath Lal, the suspected police officer, was placed under suspension as part of the preliminary investigation.
