The government suspended three officials of the Home department for alleged procedural lapse in referring the sensational case relating to the death of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) student Sidharthan J.S. to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday.
The decision to suspend the officials, including a deputy secretary, attached to the ‘M Section’ of the Home department, was taken on the basis of an instruction issued by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who had ordered a department-level inquiry into allegations of procedural delay.
With the alleged lapse pushing the Left Democratic Front (LDF) into the defensive, Mr. Vijayan ordered an inquiry that detected a failure in attaching the proforma report along with the gazette notification and formal consent that were submitted earlier. The requisite proforma report was submitted on Tuesday.
