Five policemen from former Kerala CM Pinarayi’s security detail suspended for assaulting Youth Congress protesters in 2023
Five policemen from former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's security detail have been suspended following an incident involving Youth Congress protesters. A Special Investigation Team found the officers guilty of using excessive force against detained protesters during a political event in November 2023. The case has sparked political controversy, with accusations of police bias and calls for accountability from the opposition.
- ▪Five officers from the personal security detail of former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan were suspended.
- ▪The officers were charged with using excessive force against Youth Congress protesters during a political event.
- ▪The incident has led to political backlash and accusations of police bias from the opposition.
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The Kerala Police suspended five officers attached to the former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s personal security detail on Tuesday. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by the Crime Branch charged the officers with overstepping their line of official duty and unleashing wanton violence against the tiny group of Youth Congress workers who were detained by the local law enforcement to prevent them from greeting Mr Vijayan’s Nava Kerala Sadas motorcade with black flags when it entered Alappuzha in November 2023.The police identified the suspended officers as Mr Vijayan’s “gun man and aide-de-camp” Anil Kumar, and his subordinates, S Sandeep, Arun, Vipin and Shaiju.
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