IGP Clarifies on False Rumours Being Spread on Paresh Mesta’s death

IGP Clarifies on False Rumours Being Spread on Paresh Mesta’s death

Mangaluru: False rumours were being spread behind the suspicious death of Paresh Mesta on the social media. In this connection, IGP Western range has released a press note clarifying the doubts behind Paresh Mesta’s death.

In his official press release, the IGP Western Range has mentioned that on December 9, a political party with respect to the death of Paresh Mesta, spread false information without any authentication and shared the same to the media and the general public. The information was a deliberate attempt to divide the society into communal lines and flare the communal sentiments for personal gains.

The investigating officer had collected all the allegations and accusations done through the press note and various social media messages. A questionnaire was sent to the team of doctors who conducted the autopsy of Paresh Mesta. Today the Information Officer received the reply to the questions which brings out the actual truth. The report has clearly shown the false claims made through the press note and various social media messages created to divide the innocent minds into communal lines for personal gains.

Proper action will be initiated as per the law against the people who have abetted the communal incidents at Honnavar including the assault on public servants today, Dec. 11 at Kumta.

The letter was sent to Kasturba Medical College Manipal seeking opinion on the post-mortem report in relation to the death of Paresh Mesta on December 8. On December 9, the Associate Professor Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar responded to the letter and replied that there is no evidence of injuries caused by weapons over the body of the deceased. The external injury 1 and 2 (abrasion) mentioned in the post-mortem report could be caused by blunt force trauma. The change in colour of the face of the deceased is due to putrefaction. There is no evidence of suggestive or nail or pinpricks over the body of the deceased. The tattoo has not been destroyed.

There is no evidence on the body of the deceased suggestive of attack by hot water or chemicals like acids. The blackish semisolid material was found in the oral cavity, trachea and lungs which is preserved for chemical analysis. There is no evidence of urine/faeces in the oral cavity of the deceased. There is no evidence suggestive of rope or any other materials tied to limbs of the deceased. The blisters present over the body of the deceased are due to putrefactive change. There were no injuries present over the ears of the deceased. There is no evidence suggestive of assault over the head of the deceased.