KOZHIKODE: The relatives of Vishwanathan (46), an Adivasi youth, who was found hanging near the government medical college, have demanded a detailed investigation on his death. His relatives said that Vishwanathan will not commit suicide and was beaten to death. Viswanathan of Paravayal Colony in Kalpetta, was found hanging near the medical college, where his wife was admitted for delivery. He was beaten up by the mob accusing him of theft. He was found hanging after this.

His relatives said the body had beat marks. ‘Vishwanathan was happy seeing his baby got after eight years of marriage. He did not even see the baby properly. We are sure that such a person will not commit suicide. The intervention of the police was also not right. By the time we came to sign, the post-mortem had started. The time of the post-mortem was also not recorded,' said Gopi, Viswanathan's brother.

Vishwanathan went missing on Friday morning. Had reached the medical college police station that morning to file a complaint. The police informed about the death on Saturday morning. When went to file a complaint, the relatives also alleged that the police asked if they have come drunk to cause trouble.

However, the explanation of the medical college police is that there is no mystery in the death, the post-mortem report mentioned suicide and the CCTV footages of the hospital did not show that he was assaulted by the mob. The relatives filed a complaint against the security personnel who interrogated Vishwanathan at the security gate on charge of stealing money from the hospital.