Kochi: A policeman in Ernakulam has been suspended following the discovery of his links with the Popular Front. Civilian police officer Siad of Kaladi police station in Ernakulam district has been suspended. The action is under investigation.
The Perumbavoor police had detained three people, including a young relative of Siyad, in the attack on a KSRTC bus on the day of the hartal called by the Popular Front. Police say Siyad visited them and brought food. In the remand report issued by District Superintendent of Police Vivek Kumar, he was said to have intervened to get bail.
The report also states that while working at the Kaladi police station, a visitor to the Perumbavoor police station also tried to meet the accused in custody without the permission or knowledge of the senior officer and tried to interfere illegally in the investigation.
It was found that the numbers of the Popular Front workers were saved on the phone and often in contact with them. Putankurish DYSP has been tasked with conducting a detailed investigation into the allegations and submitting a punitive action note.
