Four police officers in Kalady suspended for alleged custodial torture
The action followed a complaint by a taxi driver who alleged that the four officers brutally assaulted him after taking him into custody from his house on September 2 in connection with a case involving one of his friends.
The Hindu reports that four police officers from the Kalady station have been suspended pending inquiry into allegations of custodial torture. The officers involved are Sub-Inspectors Ajmal and Nisar K.V., senior civil police officer Rajith Rajan, and civil police officer Dhanesh K.R. This suspension was issued based on an internal inquiry report, following a complaint from Sujith Jayan, a 32-year-old taxi driver.
Sujith alleged that the four officers brutally assaulted him after his arrest on September 2, as part of an investigation into a case involving one of his friends. According to the DIG's order, the internal inquiry found that Sujith was taken into custody illegally and detained at the Kalady station from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. without his details being entered in the general diary or his relatives being informed.
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