PDF 23rd September 2016
The alleged (आरो पत/अ भक थत) suicide of murder suspect P. Ramkumar in the high-security
Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai has given rise to many questions and doubts. The claim that
Ramkumar, the alleged lone assailant (धावा बोलनेवाला/आ मणकार ) who stalked (पीछा कया)
and killed young Swathi, took his own life by biting a live wire pulled out from a switchboard
inside the prison is unusual. His lawyer alleges he was murdered. Even without questioning the
suicide theory, it is clear that the prison administration has much to answer for. Ramkumar
had suicidal tendencies ( वृि तयां /झु काव), going by the police claim that he tried to slash his
own throat when he was about to be arrested. Prison authorities say he was indeed under
continuous watch by warders, and that he had been given psychological counseling. More ought
to have been done to prevent the incident, as the case had become unusually sensitive, with the
public debate assuming strong caste and communal overtones. It is surprising that the closely
watched suspect had easy access, at a moment when he was conveniently alone, to a switchboard
near the prison dispensary. It also so happened that the CCTV cameras installed in the modern
prison did not cover that particular area where he chose to end his life. If he did commit suicide,
there has been undoubted lapse in monitoring his movements.
Prison suicides set off questions about the conditions of incarceration (क़ैद करना/ब द करण) in
our jails, often seen as overcrowded and understaffed. Suicide by electrocution is rare, as it is not
difficult to deny prisoners any form of access to live electrical cables. There is truth in the theory
that it is difficult to prevent a person determined to commit suicide, even if some correctional
psychologists disagree. There ought to be an initial evaluation of incoming prisoners to identify
those with a high risk of suicide. Thereafter, periodic assessments of their state of mind should
be made. While continuous watch is inescapable, designing ‘suicide-resistant cells’ and auditing
jails to identify and remove possible anchoring points for attempts to die by hanging are other
necessary measures. When Ramkumar was arrested there was a sense of reassurance among the
public, even though a few demanded a CBI investigation based on a few purported lacunae
(खा मयां/क मयां) in the police version. The police were expected to put an end to all speculation
(अटकलबाज़ी/ वचार) about whether he was the ‘real culprit (अपराधी/दोषी)’ by bringing him to
trial. It is a pity this did not happen. The Tamil Nadu government should order a judicial probe in
order to credibly ( व वासपू वक) allay (कम करना/शांत करना/ दबाना) any impression, false though
it may well be, that the case was sought to be closed extra-judicially.
1. Alleged (आरो पत/अ भक थत)
Synonyms: Purported, Stated, Questionable
Antonyms: Certain, Sure, Definite
2. Assailant (धावा बोलनेवाला/आ मणकार )
Synonyms: Incursionist, Assaulter, Invader, Aggressor,
Antonyms: Ally, Friend
3. Stalk (पीछा करना)
Synonyms: Keek, Espial, Shadowing, Backtrack
Antonyms: Run Away
4. Tendency ( वृि त/झु काव)
Synonyms: Inclination, Leaning, Proneness, Tilt
Antonyms: Dislike, Antipathy, Hate
5. Incarceration (क़ैद करना/ब द करण)
Synonyms: Captivity, Confinement, Restraint
Antonyms: Freedom
6. Lacunae (खा मयां/क मयां)
Synonyms: Deficiencies, Lackness, Scarcities, Flaw
Antonyms: Perfection, Faultlessness, Superfluity
7. Speculation (अटकलबाज़ी/ वचार)
Synonyms: Consideration, Contemplation, Rumination
Antonyms: Ignorance, Disregard, Neglect
8. Culprit (अपराधी/दोषी)
Synonyms: Offender, Felon, Sinner, Criminal
Antonyms: Acquitting, Unfetter
9. Credibly ( व वासपू वक)
Synonyms: Validly, Reliably, Trustworthily
Antonyms: Deceptively, Unreliably
10. Allay (कम करना/शांत करना/ दबाना)
Synonyms: Detract, Slacken, Minify, Mitigate
Antonyms: Aggravate, Upset, Intensify
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