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By Our Staff Reporter
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 17. A dog trainer and member of the Trivandrum Kennel Club, K. Sivarajan, who was taken into custody by the police on the charge of creating nuisance during the dog show held by the club here on Sunday evening, collapsed and died in the Poojappura Police Station at around 8.30 a.m. today. Sivarajan, 48, a resident of Kattakalil veedu, Jagathy, was picked up by a police team led by the ASI from the Poojappura ground around 7 p.m. on Sunday after he created nuisance allegedly after consuming alcohol during the prize distribution ceremony of the show, the police said. The deceased, who was also an organiser of the event, was sent away in the afternoon for this reason. Sivarajan, who was taken in an autorickshaw to the police station following a complaint from the organisers, was kept in the corridor of the station building from 7.30 p.m. Sivarajan went to sleep in the corridor after shouting abuses for some time, the police said. Sivarajan approached the Sub-Inspector around 7.30 a.m. today and informed him that he would not create problems. According to the police, Sivarajan asked for a cup of water as soon as he came out of the SI's room. The sweeper provided him with water and later, tea. He was given "four dosas and tea" from the wayside eatery. Within 10 minutes, Sivarajan was seen bending down where he was sitting and having the breakfast. Later, he was found lying down. On seeing that he had vomited, the police rushed him to the General Hospital around 8.45 a.m., where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sreekumaran Nair, conducted the inquest. The body was handed over to the relatives of the deceased after the post mortem at the Medical College Hospital. The police have registered a case of unnatural death.
SHRC petitioned
The People's Union for Civil Liberties has approached the State Human Rights Commission seeking an inquiry into the death and steps to prevent such incidents. The CPI has demanded a judicial inquiry into the death of Sivarajan, who is also a former branch secretary, after suspending the police officials involved in his arrest. The CPI state committee member, Kadakampally Mohanan, and secretary of the city unit, Solomon Vettukad, charged in a statement that custodial torture throughout the night led to the death of Sivarajan.
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