Kerala Police

In Kerala, the police detained seven opposition party members after they attempted to raise a black flag toward CM Pinarayi Vijayan. Prior to the Chief Minister's two-day visit to Kozhikode, security had been intensified, yet some protestors entered and showed black flags, which led to detention. Now, a video of the incident went viral on social media, in which police was seen pinching protesters, which gained criticism.

The Kerala Police revealed the details of the gruesome murder and human sacrifice case incident. On October 12, the police mentioned, one victim was cut into 56 pieces and said, the main accused, Shafi has a past criminal record. In a press meeting, Kochi commissioner CH Nagaraju said the Shafi trapped the couple-Bhagaval Singh and his wife Laila, who made sacrifices of humans, to gain money and launched an investigation. 

The Kerala Narcotic Cell conducted a raid at a rented residency near Venjaramooduand and seized over 200 kg of ganja.  They arrested a 39-year-old man identified as Kishore, the residence of the house.  The raid was carried out by Deputy SP of Narcotic Cell, after  receiving a tip-off received by the Thiruvananthapuram Rural Superintendent of Police (SP.) The police registered a case under the relevant section and launched an investigation.… read-more

TP Nandakumar, a journalist was arrested over allegations of harassment and abuse in Kochi, Kerala. On June 17, police confirmed that Nandakumar's female colleague filed a FIR saying, he presuaded her to create a fake video related to a woman minister, but when she refused, he assaulted her. Nandakumar has been charged under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and various sections of the IPC.

At least 150 migrants were arrested by the Kerala Police, on December 26. The migrants were alleges of attacking five policemen, set ablaze vehicle and vandalised three vehicles. They have took all migrants at a camp on custody, amid a fight which erupted during Christmas celebration in Kazhakkamballa in Kochi. The migrants will be under custody at various stations, until assailants were found. The investigation is underway.