Crime Branch Probe Ordered Into Death Of Kerala Couple After Immolation Attempt: Report Crime Branch Probe Ordered Into Death Of Kerala Couple After Immolation Attempt: Report The couple-Rajan (47) and his wife Ambili (40) succumbed to burns at the government medical college hospital in Thiruvananthapuram after they sustained multiple organ failure on Monday.
The incident triggered widespread criticism against local police. (Representational)
Thiruvananthapuram:
The Kerala government on Friday handed over investigation of the recent self-immolation incident of a poor couple amidst their attempt to thwart an eviction drive in Thiruvananthapuram to the Crime Branch.
State DGP Loknath Behera gave necessary instructions to the Crime Branch in this regard, official sources told PTI.