Thiruvananthapuram – The city police commissioner canceled the transfer of the policemen who fined the DYFI leader for not wearing a helmet and stopped the CPM leaders who were pushed into the Petta police station in protest. The transferred officers were re-deputed at Petta station. SIs S.Azeem, M.Abhilash and driver M.Mithun of Petta station have been reinstated. The SIs were transferred to the District Crime Branch and the driver to the AR camp. After the investigation report was in favor of the police, Petta was allowed to stay at the station. There was strong anger within the police over the government’s action under the pressure of CPM district secretary V.Joy MLA. The allegation within the police is that the instructions of the CPM leaders were implemented without listening to the officers.
The party’s complaint against the police is that they abused the DYFI leader during the vehicle inspection and beat up the CPM leaders who came to ask about it. The incidents started when SIs Abhilash and Aseem stopped the DYFI Vanchiyur Block Treasurer V. Nith who came on a bike while checking the vehicles on Oruvathilkota road at 4.30 pm on Tuesday.
The fine for not wearing a helmet sparked controversy. Nithin took the vehicle and passed from the place. Nithin reached the station with the CPM leaders at around 6 pm, alleging that they called him wrongly. CPM leaders stopped the jeep in which the SIs came. The police lathicharged the protesters. Later, under the leadership of District Secretary V. Joy, Vanchiur Area Secretary Lenin, former Mayor K. Sreekumar, Councilor D. R. Anil, etc., activists pushed into the police station and shouted and threatened the officers. The activists who were pushed twice sat on the road and shouted slogans and obstructed the traffic. Finally, the protest ended when the DCP assured that the SIs would be removed from the law and order department and an investigation would be conducted. Subsequently, the City Police Commissioner assigned Narcotics Assistant Commissioner to investigate. Subsequently, SIs S.Aseem, M.Abhilash and driver M.Mithun of Petta station were transferred.
English Summary: Transfer of three police officers at Pettah station cancelled
2023-08-26 07:53:30
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