Dindigul: Director General of Police (DGP) C Sylendra Babu has been transferred to the branch of the Criminal Investigation Division (CB-CID) in an investigation into a suspicious death of a 10-year-old girl at her school near Kodaikanal.
This has happened in the midst of strong protests with various clothes raising suspicion in his death and demanding the case to be transferred to CB-CID or CBI.
Class V students were found near the school kitchen with severe burning injury on December 15.
He rushed to the nearest government hospital but he died on the road.
The Thandikudi police registered a case below Section 174 (suspicious death) from the criminal procedure code and was investigating.
Last Thursday, Dindigul Range digging B Vijayakumari put aside the possibility of sexual abuse.
While the case continued to remain a mystery, DGP in order on Wednesday (December 22) transferred this case to CB-CID and requested a police supervisor (SP) for Dindigul District VR Srinivasan to submit a diary to CB-CID.
DGP also requested DGP CB-CID to appoint an investigative officer to investigate further.