Kollam: Kollam Rural district police chief Shaji Sugunan suspended CPO S Sreejith after a departmental enquiry found evidence of misconduct, negligence and violations of service rules in connection with the custodial death of Perumpuzha native Siyad, 36. The enquiry also found that police had assaulted Siyad while transporting him in a jeep. Siyad died on…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kollam district crime branch on Tuesday began an investigation into the death of a private bus driver, who died days after being released by Kundara police. Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, Kerala state human rights commission (KSHRC) directed Kollam rural police chief to probe allegations of custodial assault and submit a report…
The accused, who allegedly suspected the woman infidelity, was arrested by Kadakkavoor police minutes after the incident Thiruvananthapuram: A 38-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries after her live-in partner allegedly hacked her with a machete, severing both her hands, in broad daylight at Kadakkavoor in the state capital on Wednesday around 2pm . The accused, who…
T’puram: A 35-year-old man, who suffered critical burns after a fellow drinker allegedly set a group on fire inside a bar at Vembayam on Sunday night, died on Monday, prompting police to alter the case from attempted murder to murder.The deceased has been identified as Navas of Cheeranikara, Vembayam. He had sustained more than 80%…
T’puram: Health minister K Muraleedharan sought a detailed probe into alleged financial irregularities in functioning of Hospital Development Society (HDS) at Govt Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. He has written in this regard to home minister Ramesh Chennithala urging to initiate an inquiry.The minister’s intervention follows serious findings in the audit report of HDS for 2021,…
T’puram: A 19-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at Vettoor near Varkala, barely two months after her marriage. The deceased was identified as Naziya, daughter of Noushad and Zaheera of Varkala.According to police, Naziya was found hanging in her bedroom at her house on Wednesday evening. Family members immediately rushed her to a private hospital…
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after watching her 3-year-old daughter being crushed to death by a runaway tempo traveller, the grieving mother allegedly attempted suicide at her house in Kattakada on Monday.Nisha, mother of Rithu Veda, was found hanging inside the bathroom of her house at Perayam, Kuttiyanikkad, around 12.30 pm. Family members, who noticed the incident…
T’puram: Kanjiramkulam police arrested four persons, including a father, his two sons and a 17-year-old boy, in connection with murder of a 22-year-old youth following a dispute over alleged reckless bike racing near Kanjiramkulam on Sunday.The victim, Manu alias Manoj, of Kottukal, succumbed to stab injuries sustained during the clash.The arrested accused have been identified…
T’puram: A three-year-old girl was killed after a parked tempo traveller rolled forward and ran over her near Kumbichal Kadavu bridge at Amburi in Kattakada on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Rithu Veda, daughter of Anu Prasad and Nisaa of Kuttiyanikkad, Kottampally, Kattakada.According to police and relatives, Prasad had taken his tempo traveller on a…
T’puram: A 31-year-old man, who had been missing since Monday, was found dead in a panchayat well near his wife’s house at Killi on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Arun Kumar alias Aneesh of Kattakada. According to police, Aneesh had gone missing around 11.30pm on Monday from his wife’s residence.Police collected CCTV footage from the…
