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Kerala's Sreejith still seeks answers for brother's death | Justice for Sreejith

765 days of protest: Kerala's Sreejith still seeks answers for brother's death The young man has been protesting for 765 days but has been left disappointed as the CBI has refused to take up the case. As the day breaks and Thiruvananthapuram city gets to business as usual, Sreejith wakes up to see the sight of children going to school, men and women walking past him to their workplaces, with their bags in hand. Others zoom past him in vehicles of various shapes and sizes. As the afternoon sun blazes, Sreejith watches the busy roads get busier. And as the day comes to a close, it is the tall street lights that keep him company. Until the next day break. The day, or for that matter, the night, holds no relevance for Sreejith, a native of Parassala in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram. He has been protesting outside the Kerala Secretaraiat for 765 days, demanding justice for his younger brother, who was killed in police custody. During the day, Sreejith sits on a mat,...