<p>When the body of Dhananjaya (45) was found in Vijayanagar a month ago, the investigating officer of the Vijayanagar police station, did not summon forensics experts who could have provided clues to the nature of death.<br /><br />According to police records, Dhananjaya, a second division clerk employed at the General Post Office (GPO) allegedly jumped off the second floor of a house in Vijayanagar on June 16. When the police reached the spot, they found a bottle containing a liquid that is usually used to kill cockroaches and a paper cutter. His throat bore cuts, inflicted apparently by the paper cutter. The police are not sure the wounds were self-inflicted. <br /><br />Police sources said under such circumstances, when available evidence is not ‘open-and-shut’, the investigating officer “should have summoned forensics experts who could have discovered clues he could not.”<br /><br />But Jagannath Rai, the investigating officer, who heads the Vijayanagar police station, ignored the circumstantial evidence, including the wounds on Dhananjaya’s body which was, however, sent for autopsy. <br /><br />The post-mortem report is not with the police yet, as the viscera is being examined.<br />West Division Deputy Commissioner of Police B Shivkumar was non-committal: “Police do not generally summon a forensics team to each and every crime scene. Some times, the investigating officer can use his discretion”.<br /><br />What is, however, interesting is that the case was transferred to the Kamakshipalya police who are now pursuing leads related to Dhananjaya’s wife Padma’s alleged extra-marital affairs. <br /><br />Police sources said the angle was being pursued after allegations by Dhanajaya’s parents that Padma and her paramour might have conspired to do away with him.<br /></p>
<p>When the body of Dhananjaya (45) was found in Vijayanagar a month ago, the investigating officer of the Vijayanagar police station, did not summon forensics experts who could have provided clues to the nature of death.<br /><br />According to police records, Dhananjaya, a second division clerk employed at the General Post Office (GPO) allegedly jumped off the second floor of a house in Vijayanagar on June 16. When the police reached the spot, they found a bottle containing a liquid that is usually used to kill cockroaches and a paper cutter. His throat bore cuts, inflicted apparently by the paper cutter. The police are not sure the wounds were self-inflicted. <br /><br />Police sources said under such circumstances, when available evidence is not ‘open-and-shut’, the investigating officer “should have summoned forensics experts who could have discovered clues he could not.”<br /><br />But Jagannath Rai, the investigating officer, who heads the Vijayanagar police station, ignored the circumstantial evidence, including the wounds on Dhananjaya’s body which was, however, sent for autopsy. <br /><br />The post-mortem report is not with the police yet, as the viscera is being examined.<br />West Division Deputy Commissioner of Police B Shivkumar was non-committal: “Police do not generally summon a forensics team to each and every crime scene. Some times, the investigating officer can use his discretion”.<br /><br />What is, however, interesting is that the case was transferred to the Kamakshipalya police who are now pursuing leads related to Dhananjaya’s wife Padma’s alleged extra-marital affairs. <br /><br />Police sources said the angle was being pursued after allegations by Dhanajaya’s parents that Padma and her paramour might have conspired to do away with him.<br /></p>
