Trooper Indiran’s mother defends armed forces’ name, says postmortem shows no physical injuries and pleads for public to await investigation results.
GEORGE TOWN: The mother of the late soldier, Trooper K. Indiran, has urged the public to stop speculating about her son’s death.
S. Usha, 52, said such speculation could tarnish the image of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF).
She said her eldest son was neither bullied nor abused, and the postmortem results showed no physical injuries.
“When I received the shocking news that my son was in critical condition, I feared the worst,” Usha told reporters at her home.
She added that the postmortem confirmed he had not been bullied, beaten, or harmed.
“His physical condition was perfectly normal. So don’t tarnish the Armed Forces with false bullying claims. We’ll have to wait for the investigation,” she said.
Usha said further internal investigations, including tests to pinpoint Indiran’s cause of death, are underway.
These are expected to take three to four months.
She said Indiran was healthy when he joined the armed forces, so his death came as a shock.
The family has accepted his passing, she added.
Usha said tough training in the military is normal, but should not be mistaken for bullying.
“His late father served in the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and went through tough training,” she said.
“Indiran said the drills were hard and demanding, but that’s normal to test endurance, not bullying or beating him until he bled.”
Usha said losing two loved ones during service has been deeply painful.
She would not stop her children, particularly her 17-year-old third child, from joining the uniformed forces.
Earlier, grief filled the home as the MAF vehicle carrying Indiran’s body arrived at 1.45 am for a final tribute.
He is expected to be laid to rest beside his father at Batu Lanchang Indian Cemetery around 2 pm today.
The late Indiran was the son of Major C. Kayamboo, an RMAF pilot who died in 2016.
His father died when his Beechcraft B200T crashed near the munitions terminal at RMAF Butterworth, Penang.
On Feb 18, Indiran, 22, was found unconscious while taking an Armour crew course at Kem Batu 10 in Kuantan.
He was rushed to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, where he died the next day.
