PETALING JAYA: A policeman today told the Sessions Court here that he was not informed of the health condition of car thief suspect A Kugan from other police personnel from the previous shift.
Lance corporal Mohd Sani Mohd Sarip, 42, who was on duty at the D9 Criminal Investigation Department (serious crime) of the Subang Jaya police district headquarters, said that on Jan 20 last year he started work at 8am.
Questioned by defence counsel Datuk P M Nagarajan as to whether personnel had informed him earlier of Kugans's condition -- whether he was healthy, sick or ill -- Sani said: "They did not say anything of Kugan's condition."
Sani said he and other personnel did not make inquries about alleged cases of theft of luxury cars by Kugan on Jan 20 because all information was complete.
Sani was the 15th prosecution witness to give evidence.
The accused in the case, Constable V Navindran, 28, had pleaded not guilty on Oct 1 to causing grievous hurt to Kugan, 23, in police custody.
Navindran, who is being represented by Nagarajan, is charged with committing the offence at the interrogation room of the Taipan police station, USJ, Subang Jaya, at 7am on Jan 16, 2009.
He is being charged under Section 331 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of 10 years and a fine upon conviction.
Navindran also pleaded not guilty to two alternative charges of causing hurt to Kugan at the same time and place under Section 330 of the Penal Code.
When asked how Kugan ate when both his hands were handcuffed behind his back, Sani said his handcuffs would be opened to a frontal position by detective corporal M Paramasimban.
"If at meal time, Kugan's cuffs would be opened, to my knowledge Paramasimban would do so," he said.
The trial before Judge Aslam Zainuddin resumes on April 5.
- Bernama
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