Family alleges police jeep deliberately rammed bike, demands attempt-to-murder case

The family of a youth injured when a police jeep allegedly rammed the motorcycle he was riding has accused personnel of the Pudukad police station of deliberately hitting the bike and demanded that an attempt-to-murder case be registered against them.

Prasanna Shaju, mother of injured youth Amal, alleged that the incident was not a road accident but a deliberate act intended to kill the three youths. Four police personnel, including the station house officer, have already been suspended in connection with the incident.

The incident occurred on July 16 when Amal and his friends Vishnu and Abhishek were riding a motorcycle. According to the family, the police signalled them to stop, but the youths did not stop out of fear. The police jeep allegedly pursued them and rammed the motorcycle from behind, throwing all three onto the road.

Abhishek suffered serious head injuries and required intensive care for five days.