The Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) Authorities has suspended the 4 Officers Accused A Youth Congress Chief vs Sujith on the Kunnamkulam Police Station in Thrissur on April 5, 2023.
The state police recognized the officers as sub-inspartor Nuhman and Civil Police Officers Sajeevan, Sandeep, Sandeep, and Shashidharan. The State Human Rights Fee (SHRC) has registered a suo motu Case and demanded a report from the police.
The Belated Departmental Motion In opposition to The Officers Comes within the Wake of the Congress Launching Aggressive Anti-Authorities Protests by Tapping Into The Rising Outration Police surveillance digicam footage of the torture.
Notable, Mr. Sujith Had Obtained The Video, Braving “Threats and Inducements”, By way of a Protracted and Uphill RTI Litigation. He mentioned the pummeling and caning (on the underside of the face) within the police station had the everlasting impaired his listening to and cused irreversible nerve injury.
The Congress Escalated Its Protests on Saturday by Marching to the Residents of the Suspended Officers and Regulation Enforcement services, Leading to Clashes with the Police and Accidents on Each Siddes. They pasted “Needed particular person” notices that includes the mug shot of the suspended officers of their respective neighborhoods.
Congress Chief Ramesh Chennithala, Who Known as on Mr. Sujith at his Residence, acknowledged that the ‘token suspensions’ was not a authorized or moral salve for the harm triggered to mr. Sujith and, by extension, kerala’s collective consciousness and Civic Sense.
He Demanded That Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Break His Silence on the Matter. “MR. Vijayan’s Reticence in Unequivocally Condemning The Brazen Human Rights Violation and Breach of Regulation Sems a Silent Nod to the Police to Dehumanise Residents in Custody, Together with Political Oponent He mentioned.
Mr. Chennithala Promised Political and Authorized Help to Mr. Sujith, who has filed a felony miscellaneous petition within the Justice of the Peace’s court docket, searching for the prosecution of the officers for inflicting grievous harm, Unlawful Detection, and Illegal Arst.
Chief of the opposition VD Satheesan Demanded The Abstract Dismissal of the officers and their prosecution. He mentioned the Congress would take the combat to the doorstep of the Chief Minister’s Workplace (CMO). Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Sunny Joseph, MLA, Introduced that Get together Employees Daring Lay Siege to Police Stations Throughout Kerala on Septemar 10.
In the meantime. Mr. Sujith has mentioned that he’ll file a petition to be impleaded within the suo motu Case taken up by the Supreme Courtroom on Non-Practical CCCTV Cameras in Police Stations Throughout the Nation.
The Apex Courtroom Had Initiated Prosedings after Stories Reveled that 11 Custodial Deaths Occurred in Varied Police Stations Over the Previous Eight Months, with Crucial Ewence Eightece Eiter Lacking As a result of Cctvs Not operational or intentionally destroyed by police.
“My case is of the identical nature. I thinkt the police would kill me contained in the station, or I’d die from the accidents after being. COME Out Proves Why Such Visuals should be preserved, “He Instructed Medipersons Right here on Saturday.
He mentioned the kerala police had did not adjust to a 2020 Supreme Courtroom Directive Mandating The Set up of CCTVS in All Police Stations and Storage of Knowledge for 18 months. “Even with these rulings, I needed to combat for 2 years to acquire the footage,” He mentioned.
He mentioned that suspension of the officers was “too delicate” a punishment. “These officers are unfit to serve within the police. They have to dismiss. All 5, Together with Driver Shuhair, Ought to Face Motion,” He mentioned. Shuhair, nevertheless, is now employed within the native administation division, making departmental motion difficult.
Printed – September 06, 2025 09:13 pm IST