PATHANAMTHITTA: The police report said there were blood stains on the underwear of former Kannur ADM Naveen Babu, who was found dead at his residence. This was mentioned in the inquest report prepared by the Kannur Town Police on October 15 morning when the news of his death surfaced. However, there was no mention of blood stains or injuries in the postmortem report.

The details of Naveen Babu's postmortem report were released the other day. The postmortem was conducted between 12.40 pm and 1.50 pm on October 15.

‘There were no skull injuries. Ribs were not damaged. The upper part of the left lung is in contact with the chest wall. There is no injury to the muscles and major blood vessels. No injury on the cartilage and vertebrae. The esophagus was normal. The eyes were closed. The nose, mouth and ears were not injured. The lips were blue. The teeth and gums were intact. The tongue was bitten. The fingernails were blue in colour. There was no sign of the body decayed. The stomach and urinary tract were empty.

A 0.5 cm diameter, yellowish plastic rope was tied around the neck. The long part of the rope was 103 cm long. The rope also had a free part of 30 meters. The part of the rope around the neck was 22 cm long,' the postmortem report said. Meantime, the internal organs were not sent for chemical testing. The postmortem report did not mention whether the internal organs were collected for chemical testing. The postmortem report came after the police affidavit said no mystery in Naveen Babu's death.

Meanwhile, his family came forward alleging that the police affidavit stating that Naveen Babu's brother had given permission for the inquest is wrong. His relative Anil P Nair said that he was not aware of the inquest and had requested the collector to shift the postmortem from Pariyaram Medical College.

The police and the collector contacted the family just before Naveen Babu's postmortem. They were informed that the inquest was over. Anil, who is also a lawyer, clarified that the police's claim that relatives were not needed for the inquest is not true.