Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police on Tuesday formed a special investigation team to look into the boat accident that claimed the lives of 22 people on Sunday evening in Tanur of Malappuram district.
Tanur DYSP V V Benny, Tanur station house officer Jeevan George and Kondotty ASP Vijay Bharat Reddy are the other members of the special investigation team.
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The probe would be held under the direct supervision of Neeraj Kumar Gupta, IG, North Zone, it said.
The DGP directed to complete the probe and submit the report at the earliest, the statement added.
While announcing a judicial probe into the tragedy on Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had also said that a special investigation team of the Kerala police would also probe the matter.
The boat capsized near an estuary close to the Thoovaltheeram beach in Tanur area around 7.30 pm on Sunday.
According to district officials, 15 of the deceased were minors aged eight months to 17 years and there were 37 persons onboard the ill-fated boat.
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