An inquiry led by the local magistrate has commenced into the death of an assault accused while in custody at the Thiruvallam police station.
The autopsy of the deceased, Suresh Kumar of Nelliyode, was also held at the Government Medical College Hospital on Tuesday. While the police did not divulge the findings of the post-mortem examination, sources pointed to the possibility of cardiac arrest being the cause of death. However, further tests have been ordered to ascertain the circumstances that led to the fatal condition.
Following the examination, the body was handed over to the family of the deceased. The cremation was held later on Suresh’s house compound. Prior to the autopsy, the magistrate led the inquest proceedings at the private hospital in the city where Suresh had died after being referred from a government hospital at Poonthura.
