Kochi, July 9 (IANS) A shocking case of alleged mob justice has surfaced from Kerala’s Perumbavoor, where three young men were brutally assaulted, forced to kneel and had their heads tonsured after a group of people accused them of being involved in the narcotics trade. The incident took place around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday near Bhai Colony in Perumbavoor and has triggered widespread outrage over the growing tendency of vigilante groups to take the law into their own hands.The victims, all native…
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Kochi, July 3 (IANS) The Kerala government said on Friday that the formation of a Special Task Force, led by the State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar, to intensify the fight against drug trafficking as part of the next phase of ‘Operation Toofan’, the state’s flagship anti-narcotics campaign. Inaugurating ‘Toofan Jagaran’ at Perumbavoor, State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said the new task force would coordinate anti-drug operations across Kerala and lead efforts to dismantle inter-sta…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (IANS) Former Perumbavoor two-time Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly received major legal relief on Tuesday after the Neyyattinkara court acquitted him in the rape case that had rocked Kerala politics and virtually derailed his immediate political future. The verdict comes months after the Congress leadership denied the two-time MLA an Assembly election ticket during the April polls, citing the pending criminal case against him.Though initially upset over the decision, …
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) Several sitting Lok Sabha members of the Congress have expressed their willingness to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, sensing that the Congress-led UDF may have a real chance of returning to power after nearly a decade in the Opposition.Senior leaders believe the favourable political climate could translate into victory, prompting many MPs to explore a return to state politics in the hope of securing positions in a future state Cabinet.The p…