Some of the suspects involved in the alleged attack on security guards at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, are reportedly mobilising political support to forestall possible police action against them. Five of the accused have surrendered, while two are still at large.
Those who came out in support of the security guards said the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) had taken a stand that “innocent persons” and their family members were being targeted in the name of investigation into the incident.
“There is no logic in the argument that innocent persons are being targeted by the police. CCTVs have already brought the truth to light, and no innocent persons are on the police radar,” said a member of the Kozhikode District Ex-Servicemen and Ex-CAPF Coordination Committee, which organised a protest march to the office of the District Police Chief (Kozhikode City) on Thursday seeking stringent action in the case. He said no responsible political parties or youth organisations would support such persons if they understood the trauma faced by the three injured guards.
