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The Keralam government has temporarily halted its plan to reinstate Deputy Superintendent of Police A. Umesh, who was suspended over allegations of sexually assaulting a woman while she was in police custody. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has ordered the department to withdraw its decision to reinstate Umesh. This move comes after significant opposition within the Congress party in Kozhikode following the revelation of the officer's potential return to service.
Umesh was serving as Vadakara DySP when he was suspended at the end of the previous year. The suspension followed allegations of his alleged misuse of his official position and serious misconduct, which the woman claimed happened multiple times after her arrest. She also accused the officer of accepting bribes from other detainees.
These allegations prompted disciplinary proceedings against Umesh. The government had initially chosen to reinstate him, leading to protests from Congress members and leaders in Kozhikode. Prompted by this opposition, Kozhikode District Congress Committee president K. Praveen Kumar and several other party leaders spoke with Home Minister Chennithala, who subsequently ordered the withdrawal of the reinstatement decision.
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