The report of the three forensic science experts from All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, who conducted the second post-mortem on the body of E Ilavarasan on July 13 as per the directions of the High Court, will be submitted before the court on Tuesday.
The report was presented before Registrar-General (RG) P Kalaiyarasan on Monday. However, the RG directed that the report be submitted before the bench on Tuesday in a sealed cover.
While disposing of a habeas corpus writ petition from A Ramesh, a friend of Ilavarasan, who was found dead near a railway track on July 3, a division bench of Justices V Dhanapalan and CT Selvam on July12 last had directed the three doctors of AIIMs to conduct the second autopsy on the body of Ilavarasan, kept in the Dharmapuri Government General Hospital on July 13. Accordingly, they conducted the PM on that day and handed over the body to the parents of the deceased in the evening.
In Dharmapuri, an uneasy calm prevailed at Natham Colony in Naickenkottai area after the funeral of Dalit boy Ilavarasan, even while the prohibitory orders under section 144 (1) of CrPC continues to be in force.
Policemen at various entry points to Naickenkottai area are screening the vehicles passing through the area to avoid any untoward incident. Besides, personnel from the district police department, policemen from the neighbouring districts of Salem, Namakkal, Erode and Coimbatore have been brought to strengthen vigil.
The Dalit boy’s parents Elango, Krishnaveni, sister Thilagavathi and close relatives performed the second day rites at the burial ground on Monday.
No one, other than close relatives of Ilavarasan, was allowed to attend the second day ceremony.
Heavy deployment of police personnel was seen in the area to prevent the entry of leaders of Dalit outfits, under the guise of relatives.
Each one attending the rites were interrogated by the police to ascertain their identity. Persons other than Ilavarasan’s close relatives can visit the area only with the valid permission of the district administration, officials sources said.
The regular rehabilitation works including construction and repairing of houses in the affected Dalit colonies are being closely monitored by the officials.