Fresh autopsy conducted on body of dalit

Coimbatore: A fresh post-mortem was performed on the body of 55-year-old Chinnasamy from Erode district at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) here on Friday. The autopsy, conducted by a team of doctors from CMCH, was video recorded.
On March 19, Chinnasamy, a functionary of Dalit Viduthalai Katchi from Nallampatti near Gobichettipalayam in Erode district was found dead in a well.The well was located on farm land owned by a caste hindu. His relatives alleged that his death was the result of a clash between dalits and hindus over a temple festival. A peace meeting had been called by the tahsildar in which Chinnasamy participated. However, he walked out of the meet, stating he had no faith in the peace talks.
The next day he was found dead. His relatives believe he was murdered. His post-mortem was conducted at CMCH. His family refused to receive the body after the post-mortem.
They obtained an order from the Madras high court which directed them to conduct another post-mortem. Based on the court order, the second post mortem was conducted at CMCH on Friday.
Police personnel were deployed at the CMCH to prevent any untoward incidents. The post mortem report will be submitted to the Madras High Court soon. Chinnasamy's relatives claimed that they are seeking CB-CID probe into his death. After the post-mortem, the body was taken to Erode district.