This is stated in a police report filed by the victim's brother-in-law, R Rajan Naidu.
Rajan says in the report that Chandran's wife, N Selvi, told him a police officer asked her to pay RM300 before disclosing information about her husband.
"She told me that the police officer had sought RM300 for information on her husband, and told her that police were taking him to court," the police report lodged says.
The report says Selvi had to "sleep under a bridge" during the two nights she stayed in Kuala Lumpur to check on Chandran, and to pass him his hypertension medication.
The victim, a lorry driver, and his family which consists of six daughters aged 17 and under, are based in Simpang Renggam, Johor. His youngest daughter is a toddler.
However, the victim’s brother, P Gunalan, today told reporters in the Parliament lobby that Selvi was not allowed to see her husband to pass him the hypertension medication.
Dang Wangi police chief Zainuddin Ahmad was reported by Bernama as saying that Chandran died from heart disease in the Dang Wangi police station lock-up on Sept 10.
Family suing gov’t, police
According to PKR’s Kapar MP S Manickavasagam (left), the family has engaged a lawyer and will be suing the government and police for neglect. Gunalan said his brother was arrested for suspected kidnapping in Cheras, and the family had gone to the Cheras police headquarters thinking that he was held there.
"We were not told that he was actually held in Dang Wangi," he said.
After his brother was found dead, Gunalan said that the police had quickly arranged for a post-mortem and sent the remains to Simpang Renggam.
In a separate police report, Gunalan said that one ASP Nazri had given RM200 to Selvi, and that the expenses for sending the remains to Simpang Renggam was borne by Cheras OCPD ACP Mohan Singh.
He also claimed that Chandran’s friends, who were also remanded with him, informed the family that the magistrate had instructed police to take Chandran to the hospital as he was shaking during the remand hearing.
“But they didn’t,” he said.
He added that his brother was remanded over the alleged kidnapping of a baby born to an Indonesian woman, “but police say the woman has been sent back to Indonesia”.
Manickavasagam and the victim’s family had today also sent a memorandum to inspector-general of police Ismail Omar on the matter.
It was received by police public relations personnel Zolkipli Abu Hassan.
“We are not here because an Indian died. Malays, Chinese, Indians have all died in custody. It’s not a racial issue but a national issue,” the MP said.
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