Kerala moral policing: Attacks bus driver after dragging him out of female friend’s house, succumbs to injuries, moral goons absconding

THRISSUR: A youth subjected to moral policing at Thiruvanikkavu succumbed to his injuries. He has been identified as Sahar (32), son of Shamsudeen of Chirakkal Kottam. The youth was brutally thrashed on the midnight of February 18. He died while undergoing treatment in the hospital.

Sahar was the driver of a private bus operating service on Thrissur-Triprayar route. He was dragged from the house of his female friend, wife of an expat. Reports said that he came to her house following a call received.

The moral goons came to question his visit and then attacked him brutally. After the incident, Sahar came home and was crying out of pain. His mother and other relatives rushed him to hospital. After his condition worsened, he was put on ventilator.

The visuals of attacking him were captured on CCTV placed in a nearby temple. Police identified the six accused and said they are absconding. Murder charge will be imposed on them. Sahar was a bachelor.