Sidharthan’s father moves HC against delay in CBI probe

Kochi: The father of veterinary student Sidharthan approached the Kerala High Court against the delay in launching the CBI probe.

Sidharthan’s father, Jayaprakash, contended that the state government delayed the CBI probe to allow the accused to obtain bail.
He also stated that the delay could affect evidence collection in the case.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had assured a CBI probe on March 9 after political uproar. The issue snowballed into a political controversy with opposition Congress and BJP alleging the government was yet to hand over necessary files to the CBI weeks after the assurance.

The Kerala government had recently suspended three employees of the Home Department alleging “dereliction and unresponsiveness” in handing over documents and details to the CBI with regard to the investigation.