Thiruvananthapuram: The state government did not hand over the disappearance case of Kozhikode real estate dealer Mami alias Muhammad Attur to the CBI. The state police chief ordered the investigation to be left to the crime branch. The crime branch has instructed the ADGP to form a special investigation team and investigate the case. Although the family and the police team that investigated the case recommended that the case be handed over to the CBI, the DGP took the stand that the crime branch should be investigated.
The special investigation team had submitted a report to the DGP that the Mami disappearance case should be handed over to the CBI. The family accused the police of being complacent from the beginning and botching the case. PV Anwar MLA had also made a serious allegation of linking ADGP MR Ajith Kumar in the disappearance. In this situation, the investigation was left to the crime branch. Malappuram SP Sasidharan responded that the report was given to the DGP as per the request of the family to transfer the case to the CBI.
Mohammad Atoor alias Mami is a person who used to deal in big property deals in Kozhikode. He went missing on August 21, 2023. Mami, who has connections with middlemen inside and outside Kerala, has not returned home since she left her office at Arajitthupalam. The case was first investigated by the Nadakav police. From the beginning, the family had raised the objection that it was ineffective. A squad under the supervision of the Kozhikode Commissioner had also investigated the case. Later ADGP MR Ajith Kumar handed over the case to the special investigation team under the supervision of Malappuram SP.
