The husband of a housewife who had consumed paraquat after her brother was killed in a police shootout on Monday was arrested today for allegedly causing his wife to take the poison.
Lorry driver M Manimaran was arrested this afternoon and taken to the Gemencheh police station for questioning.
“The police think his wife had taken poison because of a misunderstanding with him. They are saying he caused her to attempt suicide as he was having an affair and had ill-treated his family,” said Human Rights Party information chief S Jayathas.
She was said to be very depressed over the killing of her younger brother in a police shootout on Monday.
Her brother Surenthiran, 24, was one of five suspected robbers and alleged member of the PCO Boy gang killed in a shootout on Nov 7.
Seetha and her children are still undergoing treatment at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang.
She had come to Klang from Gemencheh to attend Surenthiran’s funeral earlier in the week.
Her husband was widely quoted in the media as saying that she had told him in the hospital that she had consumed the poison over the death of her brother.
However Surenthiran’s family was in for another shock today when the police arrested Manimaran over the poison incident.
Stop this harassment
Following that Seetha’s father R Rampathy lodged a police report at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital police beat to state that the police arrest was an attempt to divert the attention away from the real situation.
He said that the police wanted to wash off any responsibilities over Seetha’s situation which was caused by them killing her younger brother.
In his report he said that he came to know that the police and the hospital authorities had forced Seetha to sign a declaration to state that her decision to consume paraquat had nothing to do with her brother being killed by the police.
“The policemen who shot and killed my son are not arrested but they have arrested my son-in-law,” he said in his report.
He also said that the police had harassed and detained his family at the Kapar police station on Nov 11.
“I hope they will stop this harassment of my family. We are all grieving the death of my son, the worrying condition of my daughter and grandchildren and now the arrest of my son-in-law,” he said.
Act against the police shooters
He stressed that Seetha had attempted suicide as she could not accept the fact that her brother had been killed by the police.
“She loved her brother very much. Prior to her suicide attempt, she was crying inconsolably in front of his photo,” he said.
“I hope the police do not find unscrupulous means to blame Manimaran for Seetha’s condition. He loved his wife and children very much.
“All this has happened because of the police act in killing my son. I want an immediate action on those who killed him,” he said.
Jayathas who accompanied Rampathy to lodge the report, said it was uncertain as to when the police will release Manimaran.
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The polis are good in covering facts and twisting the story.
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