In Kerala, a truck owner was hailed for how he dealt with a driver’s death – until the victim’s family filed an FIR against him

Arjun’s sister, Anju, complained to constabulary that Manaf had started a YouTube transmission titled ‘Lorry Udama Manaf (Lorry Owner Manaf)’ utilizing Arjun’s photograph, and exploited the family’s emotions for his idiosyncratic gains. According to the FIR, the household said Manaf besides created a concern that led to the household facing online bullying, and “communal and governmental hatred”.

Manaf connected Friday apologised to the household and said helium did not mean to origin harm. “The YouTube transmission was launched to stock details astir the hunt and support the contented alive. I person removed his photograph. I apologise to the household if I had wounded them.”

He besides mentioned an incidental wherever helium took a “Muslim cleric to Arjun’s family, and that cleric gave a donation”, saying that it should not person been made a “big issue”. The incidental had led to immoderate disapproval and beardown reactions from societal media, immoderate of which were directed astatine the family.

Arjun died successful the landslide astatine Shiroor adjacent Ankola successful Karnataka connected July 16, and his assemblage was retrieved from the Gangavali stream connected September 25 aft a agelong hunt involving respective agencies. Last Saturday, Arjun was laid to remainder successful Kozhikode.

After the landslide, Manaf, the proprietor of Kozhikode-based Sagar Koya Timber, whose motortruck Arjun was driving, rushed to Ankola and camped determination until the assemblage was retrieved from the mangled remains of the truck.

Back successful Kerala, Manaf’s stature grew, with societal media hailing him for his seeming committedness to uncovering the assemblage of his employee, with his reported committedness to Arjun’s parent Sheela that “I volition travel backmost lone with Arjun” being peculiarly highlighted.

Several organisations successful Kerala besides arranged receptions for Manaf, who announced that helium would bring up Arjun’s lad arsenic his ain 4th kid – a committedness that Arjun’s household said was peculiarly painful.

On Wednesday, a week aft Arjun’s assemblage was recovered from the river, his household raised superior allegations against Manaf. Arjun’s member Jithin and sister Anju told reporters that Manaf was mobilising wealth connected behalf of the family.

“We are not successful specified a mediocre condition. Manaf’s words that helium would rear Arjun’s lad arsenic his 4th kid has pained us. On galore occasions, Manaf had tried to disrupt the search,” they said.