This is an archive article published on March 7, 2015
Hummer horror: Chief Whip releases tapes of top cop’s chat with officer in Nisham case, seeks probe
Beedi tycoon Nisham had rammed his Hummer SUV into security guard K Chandrabose at Sobha City in Thrissur.
Written by Shaju Philip
Thiruvananthapuram | March 7, 2015 12:43 AM IST
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The Hummer that Mohammed Nisham used to attack the guard K Chandrabose (inset).
Government Chief Whip P C George on Friday alleged that DGP (headquarters) M N Krishnamoorthi had exerted pressure on the Thrissur police commissioner on behalf of DGP (law and order) K S Balasubramaniam to help Muhammed Nisham who is accused of fatally injuring a security guard by ramming his Hummer into him.
George, senior leader of the ruling Kerala Congress (M), handed over the CD containing the conversations between Krishnamoorthi and Commissioner Jacob Job, who was later suspended, to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala. He also played the CD before media.
However, Chennithala said the investigation into the murder case was on the right track and there was no evidence to show the involvement of the DGP to shield Nisham. “It should be considered only as the conversation between a retired officer and a former commissioner,’’ he said.
Balasubramaniam denied the allegations, saying: “I have not asked anyone to talk on behalf of me. Let those who have raised the allegations explain it. I have not acted with a grudge towards any officer.’”
Krishnamoorthi also said he had not intervened to salvage any anti-social element. “I have no links with Nisham,” he said.
The CD has Krishnamoorthi talking to Thrissur city police commissioner Job soon after Nisham was arrested. Krishnamoorthi retired from police service on February 28 and Job was transferred in the second week of February, after a probe found that he had held a meeting with Nisham.
As per the conversation, Krishnamoorthi called Job and said that he was calling on the behalf of DGP K S Balasubramaniam, who is addressed to as Swami in the conversation.
Krishnamoorthi asked Job how Nisham could be helped to which Job said it was not possible due to the media and public attention on the case. Later, Job called Krishnamoorthi after he was suspended.
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As the conversation goes ahead, Job indicated that Balasubramaniam had a grudge towards him as he failed to settle a case pending in the court. Balasubramaniam allegedly wanted Job’s involvement in the case involving a person named Vaitheeswaran. George told the media that Vaitheeswaran, a share trader, was involved in a fraud of Rs 2.5 crore.
In the conversation, Job also told Krishnamoorthi that there were allegations against the investigating officer and his team that they had sought money from Nisham to settle the case.
After playing the CD before the media, George alleged Balasubramaniam had also stayed at the guest house of a textile-gold trader, a friend of Nisham, in Thrissur for three days after the attack on the security guard.
Shaju Philip is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Indian Express, where he leads the publication's coverage from Kerala. With over 25 years of experience in mainstream journalism, he is one of the most authoritative voices on the socio-political, religious, and developmental landscape of South India.
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The Hummer that Mohammed Nisham used to attack the guard K Chandrabose (inset).
