Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 13 (UNI) DySP Harikumar, who allegedly killed a man by pushing him in front of a moving car, was found dead at his house in Kallamabalam in this district on Tuesday morning.
Police said Harikumar was found to have hanged himself inside his house.
Earlier, Kerala DGP Loknath Behra has announced that IG Sreejith will probe the murder of 32-year-old Sanal Kumar who was pushed to death allegedly by the former Neyyattinkara DySP.
The DGP's decision was followed by Sanal Kumar's wife Viji had written to Kerala High Court complaining that the present probe led by Crime Branch SP KM Antony is not in the right direction.
It was alleged that the delay in the arrest of Harikumar is due to nexus between the police and the local CPI (M) men.
Even after one week, the police could not arrest the DySP. It was alleged that the DySP pushed Sanal, an electrician, on the road, following a skirmish between them over their parked vehicles.
Though the DySP was suspended from the service, he could not be nabbed as he allegedly gone underground.
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