Kerala govt to hand over Kalabhavan Mani’s death probe to CBI

Ramakrishnan, Mani’s younger brother, who had met the Chief Minister to press for a CBI probe into the actor’s
death, had said the family was not satisfied with the probe being carried out by the state police.

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The 45-year-old actor, who had essayed various roles in south Indian films, was found in a serious condition at his farmhouse at Chalakudy and though he was rushed to hospital, his life could not be saved.

While a lab at Kochi had found traces of chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide in his viscera sample, a Hyderabad lab had recently stated that traces of methyl alcohol were found in his blood.

Mani was undergoing treatment for a liver ailment at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, where he breathed his last.