Four police officers in Kalady suspended for alleged custodial torture
Four police officers in Kalady, Kerala, have been suspended following allegations of custodial torture against a local taxi driver. An internal inquiry confirmed the victim was detained illegally without proper documentation.
Why it matters
This case underscores issues of police accountability and human rights violations within local law enforcement agencies.
Four police personnel attached to the Kalady station have been suspended pending inquiry into a complaint of custodial torture.
The officers facing action are Sub-Inspectors Ajmal and Nisar K.V., senior civil police officer Rajith Rajan and civil police officer Dhanesh K.R. Ernakulam Range DIG Yathish Chandra G.H. issued the suspension order on Sunday (September 6) based on an internal inquiry report from District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) K.S. Sudarshan.
The action was initiated following a complaint lodged by Sujith Jayan, 32, a resident of Sreemoolanagaram near Aluva who works as a taxi driver at Cochin International Airport.
In his complaint to Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, Mr. Sujith alleged that the four police officers brutally assaulted him after taking him into custody from his house on September 2 as part of an investigation into a case involving one of his friends.
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