Special court verdict on April 4 in case of tribal man's killing in 2018
A special court in Kerala on Thursday said it will on April 4 pronounce its verdict in the case of killing of a tribal man in Palakkad district of the state for allegedly stealing food articles in 2018.
Madhu, a tribal from Attappady, was killed after he was caught, tied and thrashed by a group of local people alleging theft on February 22, 2018.
The special court for trial of offences under the SC/ST Act reserved judgement in the case after hearing arguments from April last year.
The trial in the matter saw witnesses turning hostile, allegations of threats to the victim's family to settle or withdraw the case and a change in the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in June last year,
Advocate Rajesh M Menon, who was the additional public prosecutor in the case, took charge as SPP in June last year after the victim's family sought a change in prosecutor.
SPP Menon confirmed that the special court reserved its judgement and has set April 4 to pronounce its decision.
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