<p class="title">The CID team arrived at Virajpet police station on Sunday and began their probe on Roy D’Souza’s death case, who allegedly died due to police assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Roy from Virajpet town, breathed his last in a Madikeri hospital, owing to serious injuries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His relatives alleged that he had died due to the assault by Virajpet police and submitted a complaint to the superintendent of police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Various organisations then demanded an unbiased inquiry into the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">IGP (South) Pravin Madhukar Pawar and Superintendent of Police Kshama Mishra conducted a spot inspection on Saturday and based on a primary report by Virajpet DySP Jayakumar, eight police personnel from Virajpet town and rural police were suspended.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The suspended police personnel are Nehru, M U Sunil, Ramesh, Pradeep, Lokesh, Tanu Kumar, M L Sunil and Satish.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IGP had handed over the case to the CID.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A team of four officials of DySP rank arrived in Virajpet on Sunday morning and gathered the necessary information.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The interrogation of the concerned people has begun.</p>.<p><strong>Final rites</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The final rites of Roy D’Souza were performed at the burial ground of St Annamma Church in Virajpet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Priest Madalai Muttu, Christa Seva Sangha district unit president Baby Mathew, district JD(S) unit president K M B Ganesh, Town Panchayat member Benny Augustin and Gram Panchayat member Johnson, among others, paid their tributes to Roy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Demanding strict action against those who are responsible for the death of Roy D’Souza, Mysuru Bishop Dr K M William has written to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the letter, he mentioned that after the incident, the police personnel met Roy’s mother and have tried to convince her that they will bear the expenses of Roy’s treatment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Assaulting a person who is mentally challenged is wrong, the Bishop said and added that the incident has pained the members of the community.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to Roy’s mother Matilda Lobo over the phone, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has assured of speaking to the concerned authorities towards providing justice to the family.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also condoled the death of Roy D’Souza.</p>
<p class="title">The CID team arrived at Virajpet police station on Sunday and began their probe on Roy D’Souza’s death case, who allegedly died due to police assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Roy from Virajpet town, breathed his last in a Madikeri hospital, owing to serious injuries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His relatives alleged that he had died due to the assault by Virajpet police and submitted a complaint to the superintendent of police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Various organisations then demanded an unbiased inquiry into the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">IGP (South) Pravin Madhukar Pawar and Superintendent of Police Kshama Mishra conducted a spot inspection on Saturday and based on a primary report by Virajpet DySP Jayakumar, eight police personnel from Virajpet town and rural police were suspended.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The suspended police personnel are Nehru, M U Sunil, Ramesh, Pradeep, Lokesh, Tanu Kumar, M L Sunil and Satish.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IGP had handed over the case to the CID.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A team of four officials of DySP rank arrived in Virajpet on Sunday morning and gathered the necessary information.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The interrogation of the concerned people has begun.</p>.<p><strong>Final rites</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The final rites of Roy D’Souza were performed at the burial ground of St Annamma Church in Virajpet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Priest Madalai Muttu, Christa Seva Sangha district unit president Baby Mathew, district JD(S) unit president K M B Ganesh, Town Panchayat member Benny Augustin and Gram Panchayat member Johnson, among others, paid their tributes to Roy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Demanding strict action against those who are responsible for the death of Roy D’Souza, Mysuru Bishop Dr K M William has written to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the letter, he mentioned that after the incident, the police personnel met Roy’s mother and have tried to convince her that they will bear the expenses of Roy’s treatment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Assaulting a person who is mentally challenged is wrong, the Bishop said and added that the incident has pained the members of the community.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to Roy’s mother Matilda Lobo over the phone, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has assured of speaking to the concerned authorities towards providing justice to the family.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also condoled the death of Roy D’Souza.</p>