Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (IANS) In a dramatic escalation of the politically sensitive Nava Kerala Yatra assault case, five police personnel attached to former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, including his gunmen, were suspended on Tuesday while the state government simultaneously weighed strong action against senior police officer M. R. Ajith Kumar over allegations of attempting to derail the investigation.The suspended officers include gunmen Anil Kumar and Sandeep, along with escort …
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) In what is being widely viewed as the new United Democratic Front regime’s first major political offensive, the V.D. Satheesan government has ordered a high-profile reinvestigation into the controversial assault on Youth Congress and KSU workers by the gunmen of then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the Nava Kerala Yatra in Alappuzha in December 2023.The Kerala Police has officially constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident that …
Alappuzha, May 4 (IANS) Not long ago, he was a bloodied face on Kerala’s streets, an image that sparked outrage during the Nava Kerala Yatra of Pinarayi Vijayan. On Monday, A.D. Thomas walks into the Assembly as Alappuzha’s new MLA, carrying with him a story that blends grit, memory and a measure of justice.The 30-year-old Congress candidate defeated sitting MLA P.P. Chitharanjan by 21,015 votes, breaching a Left bastion and turning a personal ordeal into a powerful political statement.For m…