Beedi businessman Mohammad Nisham, who had rammed his Hummer car into a security guard in his apartment on 29th on Shobha City , Thrissur was denied bail by a district sessions court on Wednesday.
The security guard Chandrabose, 50, had succumbed to the injuries on Monday.
As details of Nisham’s actions emerged, there has been much anger spreading in Kerala and strong calls for justice to Chandrabose
What fuelled a lot of anger were reports that Dandapani Associates was the firm that was fighting the case for Nisham. Dandapani Associates is run by the wife and son of the Advocate General of Kerala mr. K.P. Dandapani.
Reports claimed that Dandapani Associates that had represented Nisham antecedently was helping him out in this case too, and this was termed as cruel irony as Nisham who enjoyed the privilege of hiring the most effective amongst lawyers, that too from the Advocate General’s family, can try escape from the clutches of law.
But KP Dandapani’s wife Sumathi Dandapani and son Millu Dandapani, both talking to Media, denied the reports.
“Dandapani Associates has not taken brief for mr. Nisham. we aren't in any respect involved. What newspapers have reported is fake. it's true that we had earlier conducted a case for him, however that was long back,” said Sumathi Dandapani.
Millu Dandapani who is presently in Australia told to News at Click that though he knew the details of the case, they weren't representing Nisham. “I saw media reports, however nobody bothered to clarify with me.”
He however confirmed that they had represented Nisham in 3 alternative cases. “I know Nisham quite well after representing him in 3 cases. i was his advocate in a case against him when his child drove a Ferrari, another civil suit against a colleague, and one among family.”
Since all these 3 cases had reached a settlement only recently, some media houses in Kerala had expressed concern that this was to give Nisham a clean slate once he appeared for Chandrabose’s murder case.
Millu Dandapani however gave an intimation of how Nisham’s defense may get in the case. according to him, “Nisham’s friends had spoken to me after the incident. according to them, one security guard hit Nisham first.”
He however agreed that what Nisham ultimately did was ‘complete injustice’.
None of the witnesses in the case has indicated that there was any aggression on part of the security guards.
Advocate K Jayachandran appeared for Nisham at the sessions court told that,"Chandrabose's murder was not planned. Nisham cannot be booked for murder. i am not a part of Dandapani Associates or any company."
There has been genuine concern that Nisham can use his money power to disencumber himself out of the case. Millu Dandapani told that a senior law firm has been employed by Nisham to represent him within the case within the high court, but refused to disclose the name.
When asked if the Dandapanis can take up the case sometime, he simply retorted that they haven’t taken up till now. He but insisted that they weren't approached for this case at all, and denied reports that they opted out owing to the controversy.
The firm run by the Advocate General’s family has been in controversy before.
The Secretary of the Kerala Bar Council had initiated disciplinary proceedings for “unfair practice” against Advocate General Dandapani for letting his wife and son to conduct cases against the state government. Following a judicial writ filed by Dandapani, the high court of Kerala on february 2, had stayed the proceedings initiated by the Bar Council.
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