Late-night standoff in Kerala: Police fire in air during BJP councillor’s arrest
Sugathan, BJP councillor of the Vazhottukonam ward under the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, was taken into custody on Tuesday night from his residence.
In the official Facebook page, the state police said such reports are baseless.
SNS | Thiruvananthapuram | October 4, 2022 9:28 pm
Kerala Police (File Photo: ANI)
The Kerala Police on Tuesday refuted media reports that the NIA has handed over a report to the state police chief stating that 873 personnel of the Kerala police have links with the banned organization Popular Front of India(PFI).
In the official Facebook page, the state police said such reports are baseless.
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“The news that the NIA has handed over a report to the state police chief that 873 personnel of the Kerala police have links with the banned organization Popular Front of India is baseless,” the post said.
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Sugathan, BJP councillor of the Vazhottukonam ward under the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, was taken into custody on Tuesday night from his residence.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out extensive searches at 18 locations across Punjab and Haryana as part of its investigation into three terror-related cases linked to Pakistan-based terrorist and gangster-turned-terror operative Shahzad Bhatti.
Strict surveillance has been imposed across all border areas of South and North 24 Parganas in West Bengal.
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