KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Sunday ordered for a CBI investigation regarding the alleged custodial death of Mathayi, a farmer from Chittar in Pathanamthitta. Mathayi was found dead in a well near his farmhouse hours after he was taken to custody by Forest Department officials on July 28.
The high court directed for the CBI investigation while considering the plea filed by Mathayi's wife. Meanwhile, the state government informed the court that it doesn’t have any objection to the CBI investigation.
The Forest department had taken him into custody, alleging that he had destroyed CCTV cameras installed by the department. Hours after this, he was found dead inside a well.
The court expressed its displeasure over preserving Mathayi's body in the mortuary. Earlier, Mathayi's wife Sheebamol had stated that the funeral will be conducted only after the Forest officials are arrested.