Overview

• Goutham, 35, who was arrested in April in a POCSO case by Adugodi police, jumped from the City Civil Court complex’s fifth floor and died on the morning his trial was to start.
• He had been brought from Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, where he was held as an undertrial in connection with the alleged assault at a relative’s home.
• Bengaluru DCP Central Akshay Machindra Hake said prison staff removed his handcuffs so he could speak with family members before the incident.
• Halasur Gate police have registered a case and opened an investigation into the sequence of events and custody procedures at the court complex.
• Media reports say a recent forensic report linked him to the crime through DNA analysis, and the body has been shifted to Victoria Hospital after the court premises saw brief disruption.