Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (PTI) Opposition Congress andBJP today sought urgent intervention of the union and stategovernments into the plea of a man, on a sit-in protest infront of the Secretariat here for over three years, demandinga CBI probe into the alleged custodial death of his brother.
Leaders of various political parties visited 29-year-oldSreejith, a native of nearby Parassala, in front of theadministrative hub today after his story went viral on thesocial media.
He has been on a protest for the last 765 days here,seeking justice for his younger brother Sreejeev, who wastaken into police custody in connection with a mobile phonetheft on May 19, 2014 and died after two days at thegovernment medical college here.
After visiting Sreejith, opposition leader RameshChennithala wrote to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, urginghis intervention to end the strike as his health condition wasdeteriorating.
He also wanted the state government to recommend to theCentre tha a CBI probe be instituted into the death ofSreejith's brother.
Rajya Sabha MP and Vice Chairman of NDA in Kerala, RajeevChandrasekhar today wrote to Union Home Minister RajnathSingh, seeking his urgent intervention by ordering the CBIprobe.
"In the wake of the issue raising immense public intereston humanitarian grounds, I solicit your urgent intervention inthe matter by way of expediting the CBI investigation andenquiry of the alleged custodial death of Sreejeev," he said. BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan also visitedSreejith. PTI LGK JRK APRAPR.
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