Two CISF personnel held for murdering Kochi man in road rage
The deceased was identified as Ivin Jijo,25, a resident of Thuravoor.
The deceased was identified as Ivin Jijo,25, a resident of Thuravoor.
The deceased was identified as Ivin Jijo,25, a resident of Thuravoor.
Kochi: Two CISF personnel were held on Thursday on charges of murdering a man in what is suspected to be the aftermath of a road rage incident which happened on Wednesday night. Nedumbaserry police nabbed one accused from the airport, while the other person was admitted to a private hospital at Angamaly.
The deceased was identified as Ivin Jijo, 24, a resident of Thuravoor. He was an employee of a company that supplies food to the airport.
Ernakulam Rural SP Hemalatha said the police have collected evidence and registered an FIR. Based on witness statements, two suspects—both natives of Bihar—have been identified and are currently under observation.
"One person is under medical surveillance. We took the other into custody. Blood samples of both accused have been collected. We are awaiting the results," Hemalatha added. When asked, officials confirmed that the two were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.
According to the FIR registered by the Nedumbassery Airport police, Ivin's car scraped against the vehicle driven by the CISF personnel at Nayathode on Wednesday night. This led to an altercation. As Ivin stood in front of their car and argued, they hit him with the car. Ivin fell on the bonnet of the vehicle in the impact. As he held onto the bonnet, he was dragged by the accused for some distance.
Ivin screamed for help, but the car sped off for almost 1 km. The accused then applied the brakes suddenly to shake Ivin off the bonnet on Kappela road, and Ivin fell on the road and was run over by the car, the FIR noted.
It is reported that a CISF SI and a constable are in police custody. The arrest has yet to be recorded, and police have yet to confirm the names of the accused.
The accused have been slapped with charges pertaining to murder, voluntarily causing hurt and doing a criminal activity with common intent. Residents said they didn't witness any heated exchanges but saw a severely injured man lying on the road. They immediately alerted the police, and Ivin was rushed to the hospital. He succumbed to the injuries at the hospital. It is learnt that Ivin shot visuals of the CISF personnel, which also provoked them.