Govt to hand over to CBI probe into actor's death

Kerala government today decided to hand over to CBI the probe into the mysterious death of actor Kalabhavan Mani on March 6 this year.
The decision in this regard was taken by the government within a week of the actor's family meeting Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, seeking a CBI probe into Mani's death, official sources said.
Ramakrishnan, Mani's younger brother, who had met the Chief Minister to press for a CBI probe into the actor's death, had said the family was not satisfied with the probe being carried out by the state police.
The 45-year-old actor, who had essayed various roles in south Indian films, was found in a serious condition at his farmhouse at Chalakudy and though he was rushed to hospital, his life could not be saved.

While a lab at Kochi had found traces of chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide in his viscera sample, a Hyderabad lab had recently stated that traces of methyl alcohol were found in his blood.
Mani was undergoing treatment for a liver ailment at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, where he breathed his last.