KM Basheer death: Setback for Sriram Venkitaraman as HC stays order dropping culpable homicide charges

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday stayed the lower court's order dropping murder charges against IAS officer Sriram Venkataraman in the case pertaining to the death of journalist KM Basheer. The action of the High Court is in the appeal filed by the government against the order of the Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court I which dropped culpable homicide charges in the 2019 rash driving case. The court accepted the government's petition in the file and informed it will check whether the homicide charge will stand. The trial is also ordered to be suspended for two months.