Senior IPS officer and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Kerala M R Kumar has been suspended from service with immediate effect. The action came after a Special Investigation Team (SIT) found him guilty of sabotaging the probe into the controversial Alappuzha “rescue operation” assault case.
The suspension order was issued on Thursday after Chief Minister V D Satheesan approved the recommendation submitted by Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala.
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The disciplinary action is based on a damning report by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by SP Shoukath Ali. The investigation revealed that Ajith Kumar used his official position to derail the case involving the brutal assault of Youth Congress and KSU workers by the personal security staff of former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the Nava Kerala Sadas in .2023
The SIT found that Ajith Kumar actively undermined the investigation. He summoned the investigating officers to his office and forced them to manipulate the case diaries. Additionally, key evidence, including forensic data and witness statements, was altered to shield the accused security personnel from accountability. The SIT report concluded that his intervention was a deliberate attempt to weaken the prosecution’s case before it reached the court.
