Thiruvananthapuram: Who might have placed that flower at the grave? Relatives and neighbours of DySP Harikumar, who was found dead at his home on Tuesday, asked each other in hushed tones about the jamanthi (Chrysanthemum) flower that was found at the grave of his young son who died some years ago.
Most of them strongly believed that the fresh flower was left by Harikumar himself before he took the extreme step. Some others argued that it might have fallen off from the plant and landed exactly on the grave by chance.
Harikumar was also laid to rest on the same premises.
The house had remained locked for the past nine days before Harikumar, who had been absconding ever since he was charged with a murder case at Neyyattinkara, arrived probably on Monday night.
A couple of years ago, his elder son Akhil died after a prolonged illness and ever since Harikumar was under emotional and psychological trauma, his relatives said.
In a letter recovered from his room, purported to be a suicide note, said, 'take care of my (younger) son Athul.'
CCTV cameras to be examined
It remains a mystery how Harikumar managed to sneak into his unoccupied house at Kallambalam escaping the eyes of cops who were patrolling the area. There are clear indications that he had reached the home on Monday evening.
The house is equipped with CCTV cameras on every corner including the passage leading to the shed where he was found hanging. However, it is to be seen whether the surveillance cameras were on recording mode. The police will check the hard disk connected to them to see whether they captured Harikumar’s movements since he arrived at the home.
Misses court date
Harikumar was supposed to testify before the Additional District and Sessions Court (II) on Wednesday against an accused standing trial in a case pertaining to the murder of bar hotel employee Jayan at Eenchakkal. He was the 37th witness in the case. Harikumar was the circle inspector attached to the Fort Police Station when the murder took place on October 19, 2006.
Filed by Harikumar, who was the investigating officer, the chargesheet named nine persons directly involved in the crime. However, all the witnesses in the case had turned hostile during the trial.
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