<p class="title">Kodagu District Christa Seva Sangha, District Roman Catholic Association and various other organisations have condemned the incident of an alleged assault on Roy D’Souza, a mentally challenged person from Chickpet, in Virajpet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Roy D’Souza passed away recently, due to an alleged assault by police personnel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Christa Seva Sangha district president K R Baby Mathew said that the behaviour of some police personnel has affected the image of Kodagu police and the district administration.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The Christian organisations totally support the CID probe. But, if justice is not provided in the death of Roy D’Souza, protests will be held after the lockdown,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He further said that the CCTV camera footage of the incident, which has gone viral, proves that Roy was mentally challenged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On June 9, his condition became worse and he had left his house without the knowledge of the family members. Later, he met with a tragic end, which has come as a huge shock for the family, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Baby Mathew said that he was present when the autopsy of Roy D’Souza was carried out in the presence of Madikeri tahsildar Mahesh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Roman Catholic Association vice president Johnson Pinto and Gilbert Lobo were also present during the autopsy and it was clear that Roy was tortured to death, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">No person deserves such torture from anyone and especially not from the police, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">KPCC Legal Cell president and senior advocate A S Ponnanna, former chief ministers Siddaramaiah and H D Kumaraswamy have assured of providing justice, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state government has ordered a CID probe after various organisations and the Mysuru Bishop urged for the same, said Baby Mathew.</p>
<p class="title">Kodagu District Christa Seva Sangha, District Roman Catholic Association and various other organisations have condemned the incident of an alleged assault on Roy D’Souza, a mentally challenged person from Chickpet, in Virajpet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Roy D’Souza passed away recently, due to an alleged assault by police personnel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Christa Seva Sangha district president K R Baby Mathew said that the behaviour of some police personnel has affected the image of Kodagu police and the district administration.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The Christian organisations totally support the CID probe. But, if justice is not provided in the death of Roy D’Souza, protests will be held after the lockdown,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He further said that the CCTV camera footage of the incident, which has gone viral, proves that Roy was mentally challenged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On June 9, his condition became worse and he had left his house without the knowledge of the family members. Later, he met with a tragic end, which has come as a huge shock for the family, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Baby Mathew said that he was present when the autopsy of Roy D’Souza was carried out in the presence of Madikeri tahsildar Mahesh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Roman Catholic Association vice president Johnson Pinto and Gilbert Lobo were also present during the autopsy and it was clear that Roy was tortured to death, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">No person deserves such torture from anyone and especially not from the police, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">KPCC Legal Cell president and senior advocate A S Ponnanna, former chief ministers Siddaramaiah and H D Kumaraswamy have assured of providing justice, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state government has ordered a CID probe after various organisations and the Mysuru Bishop urged for the same, said Baby Mathew.</p>
