COIMBATORE: The several twists and turns in the suicide case of former Namakkal Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) R Vishnupriya, who investigated into the alleged honour killing of Dalit Youth Gokulraj in Namakkal, has almost come to an end. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), that has been investigating into the case for nearly two years, has filed a report with the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Coimbatore that it is withdrawing the case as no further development has been found.
According to judicial sources, a couple of months back, CBI officials have submitted a report to the Chief Judicial Magistrate KR Madhurasekaran that there is no suspicion found in the suicide of the DSP Vishnupriya and hence the case can be withdrawn. On receiving it, Chief Judicial Magistrate has summoned Vishnupriya’s father M Ravi on April 24 to appear before the Court on Wednesday to file his statement, if he has any objection with it.
In the report, CBI has told the Court that they have inquired with the senior police officials including the then Namakkal Superintendent of Police SR Senthilkumar and other senior police officials, sources privy to the report told Express. The CBI has also inquired with two friends of Vishnupriya, with whom the DSP spoke over the telephone on the day of committing suicide.
In 2015, DSP Vishnupriya was investigating the murder case of Gokulraj, who was reportedly murdered by a caste outfit leader Yuvaraj and his accomplices for speaking to a Caste Hindu girl. Before the arrest of the prime accused Yuvaraj, on September 18, 2015, Vishnupriya was found dead by hanging at her official quarters in Namakkal district. In the aftermath of her suicide, DSP’s father M Ravi and her friend K Mageshwari had alleged that she committed suicide because of the pressure from top officials.