SIT reveals law enforcement’s efforts to shield former Kerala CM Pinarayi’s security detail from prosecution in Youth Congress attack case
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has revealed efforts by law enforcement to protect former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's security detail from prosecution in a case involving an assault on Youth Congress protesters. The SIT claims to have found evidence of misconduct, including the manipulation of records and suppression of evidence, aimed at shielding the accused officers. The accused have sought anticipatory bail, arguing that their actions were part of their lawful duties, while the prosecution contends that they may tamper with evidence if released.
- ▪The SIT uncovered efforts by law enforcement to insulate accused officers from legal consequences.
- ▪Five policemen from Pinarayi's security detail were suspended for their involvement in the assault.
- ▪The SIT presented evidence, including witness statements and visual records, to support their case against the officers.
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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s personal security detail for the assault on Youth Congress’s black-flag protesters in Alappuzha in November 2023 claimed to have uncovered an “entrenched effort” on the part of the highest levels of law enforcement to insulate the accused officers from legal jeopardy. In a statement of fact submitted at the District and Sessions Court in Alappuzha, the charging officer, M. Baiju Paulose, claimed that the SIT had come across instances of brazen subversion of law, including “framing of incorrect records, suppression and substitution of evidence” on the part of “previous investigating and supervisory officers” to “shield the accused from prosecution and disciplinary action.” Five policemen from…
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