Suraj Lama's death should not be treated as a missing case, family alleges murder

KOCHI: Suraj Lama's family has alleged that his death was a murder and that he deserves justice. Lama's wife said that the death of her husband should not be seen as just a missing case and that it was a murder. She reacted in tears in front of the media. She also accused the Kalamassery Medical College Hospital authorities of not taking proper care of her husband.

Suraj Lama's body, which was handed over to his relatives this morning, was cremated at the Kalamassery crematorium. The funeral was carried out according to the family's religious rites. The DNA results confirming that the body is that of Lama were released the other day.

The issue came to the fore when Santon Lama began searching for Suraj Lama, who landed at the Nedumbassery airport on October 5. Suraj Lama had lost his memory during the Kuwait liquor tragedy. The police had found the Lama and taken him to Kalamassery Medical College, but he walked out of the hospital unsupervised and went missing again. The court intervened in the matter following a habeas corpus petition filed by his son. The search was started under the leadership of a special investigation team following a strong order from the court. The body, suspected to be that of the Lama, was found two months ago from the HMT premises. There has been widespread criticism of the failure of the police and the Medical College Hospital system to find and protect Suraj Lama.