Overview

• The state government on June 29 suspended CPI B G Prakash, Inspector Mahesh Kumar and Inspector Prakash Yathinamani for falsely implicating tribal labourer Kurubara Suresh in his wife’s murder
• Siddaramaiah ordered DGP M A Saleem to obtain detailed reports from the Mysuru Police Commissioner and DIGP and submit findings in the coming days
• Kurubara Suresh, who spent nearly two years in custody before his wife Mallige was found alive in April, has a ₹5 crore compensation petition pending in the Karnataka High Court
• Police have not yet ascertained the true identity of the skeletal remains discovered under Bettadapura police limits
• Suresh’s lawyer has condemned the suspension order as insufficient and demanded criminal proceedings against the accused officers