T’puram: Corporation councillor R Sugathan of BJP was granted regular bail on Wednesday by judicial first class magistrate court at Nedumangad in two criminal cases registered against him. However, the relief will not result in his immediate release from prison as he continues to remain under preventive detention under Kaapa.The court granted bail in the…
T’puram: Venjaramoodu police arrested two men, including a history-sheeter, for allegedly snatching a 1.5-sovereign gold chain from a 56-year-old woman near Vamanapuram.The arrested are Sajan (29) of Neyyattinkara, and Sinu (25) of Karett. Police said Sajan is accused in several criminal cases, including an attempt-to-murder case, and had recently been released after serving detention under…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kattakada police on Saturday arrested two habitual offenders, including an accused in a Pocso case, for allegedly assaulting a KSRTC bus driver following a road rage incident at Thoongampara.The accused are Ajin Kumar and Umesh, both residents of Thoongampara. Police said Kumar is an accused in an attempt-to-murder case and a case registered under…
T’puram: Mangalapuram police placed a notorious drug trafficking accused involved in multiple narcotics cases under preventive detention for one year, officials said on Saturday.The accused, Shefeeq, 28, of Pachira, Pallipuram, was taken into custody and lodged in Poojappura Central Jail following an order issued by state home department. Police said the detention order was issued…
T’puram: City police have taken around 150 habitual offenders into preventive detention as part of a special drive aimed at strengthening law and order and preventing criminal activities in the city.The action was carried out under Operation Dark Hunt, a special initiative launched on the directions of city police commissioner K Karthick. The operation targets…
BJP councillor in Thiruvananthapuram corporation R Sugathan was held under Kaapa recently Thiruvananthapuram: BJP district president Karamana Jayan has alleged that Vazhottukonam councillor R Sugathan has been subjected to sustained political persecution by the CPM and vowed that the BJP would stand firmly behind him.Jayan told reporters on Friday that Sugathan was a popular grassroots…
Sugathan had previously been booked under Kaapa in 2023 and in 2025 Thiruvananthapuram: The arrest of BJP councillor R Sugathan under Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (Kapaa) has triggered a major political controversy in the state capital, with both the CPM and Congress demanding his disqualification from the Thiruvananthapuram corporation council.Meanwhile, Sugathan was shifted from…
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after dramatic scenes at Vattiyoorkavu, where police fired warning shots during the arrest of BJP councillor R Sugathan, city police commissioner K Karthik on Wednesday defended the operation, saying officers were compelled to act after supporters attacked personnel and obstructed police action. “The police fired into the air after Sugathan’s supporters and…
Home minister has lauded the police action Thiruvananthapuram: A day after BJP Vazhottukonam ward councillor R Sugathan – an accused in an attempt-to-murder case and a detainee under KAAPA – was arrested, the BJP alleged police excess while LDF demanded his removal from city council.Defending Sugathan, corporation mayor V V Rajesh accused the police of…
