HC to review autopsy video of TN youth today

On Monday,the counsel of A Ramesh,Ilavarasans friend,sought a second autopsy in the presence of forensic experts chosen by the family. In such a sensitive case,clearing suspicions of murder is upon the state,which stands to lose nothing by conducting a re-examination, senior advocate N G R Prasad told the court. The public prosecutor opposed the plea.

However,the court said that a second autopsy was an exception and decided to watch the video of post-mortem done at Dharmapuri hospital. The court will be assisted by a neutral forensic expert from Centre-run Jipmer,Puducherry.

A forensic expert from the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,Chennai,will represent the state government,while Dr V Dekal,a former assistant professor of forensic medicine,has been recommended by the family. Dekal had resigned two years ago,right after the autopsy of A M Sadhick Batcha,an alleged conduit of 2G scam money who hung himself.