The State government on Tuesday issued orders extending suspension of senior IPS officer N. Sanjay up to March 31, 2027. Mr. Sanjay, who was former Director General (DG) of Fire Services and Additional DG of Crime Investigation Department (CID), is facing charges of fund misuse and corruption and was under suspension.
Nine officers of Revenue and Land Reforms Department (RLRD) four officers from the Public Health Engineering Department and one officer each from the Rural Development Department and the Urban Development Department have faced the action.
A Bench of Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan was considering a plea by 16 students who had been suspended from the university pending an enquiry into the protest in which they reportedly did a mock funeral of the V-C
The police have also requested the Home Department to appoint a Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) and establish a fast-track court to ensure the speedy trial and disposal of the case.
One of the accused was shot in the left knee by a police officer using his service weapon after he allegedly attempted to assault police personnel while being taken for weapon recovery
The officer was injured after a man who had been detained on charge of creating public nuisance in the city allegedly bit on his hands while he was being taken in a police vehicle for medical examination
