THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The investigation team probing the murder of the Latvian woman seems interested in closing the case rather than finding out the truth, alleged the partner of the slain tourist here on Saturday. Addressing the media with his counsel, Andrew Jordan made it clear that they were extremely dissatisfied with the police investigation.
“I am extremely dissatisfied and there is no co-operation from them. Hence I have resorted to the court seeking probe from other agencies. The post-mortem report is inconsistent and the police still believed the story by the two suspects,” Jordan said. He also blamed the Chief Minister’s office that it did not respond to his petition seeking CBI probe given on June 6.
“The police did not give any clarity on the injury sustained on the body and neck of the victim. Forensic experts found extra clothing including a sweater on her body. The police had not even probed about the source of this cloth. When I requested the police to check the undergarments found near her body, the police refused. All these acts seem sceptical to me,” Jordan added.
“The suspects could not communicate with the victim properly as they were not comfortable in English. I am afraid she was kept captive for around two weeks by the suspects before murdering her. The statements given by the suspects did not make any sense. Hence many of these things are unanswered,” Jordan said.
Jordan’s lawyer Danny J Paul criticised state police chief Loknath Behera for cremating the victim’s body even after they requested him not to do so. “We had requested the DGP not to cremate the body. But they did not listen to us. Moreover, the state government should consult the Union government and the respective embassy when a body of a foreigner is planned for cremation. Now, we can’t re-postmortem the body,” he said.