The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the investigation into the alleged custodial death of Tamir Jifri at Tanur police station in Malappuram district.
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan also directed the Crime Branch, which had earlier investigated the case, to hand over the entire case diary and other records to the CBI within a week.
The court passed the directives on a writ petition filed by Haris P.M., elder brother of Tamir Jifri who was allegedly tortured to death by the members of the District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force (DANSAF), Malappuram. Tamir Jifri was taken into custody by the police in connection with a narcotics case.
