The Thrissur Kunnamkulam SI had gone to nab the illegal soil smuggling gangs. Although soil smuggling is widespread, SI. On direct inspection, they are often not even ‘inked’. The soil lorry ‘suddenly’ crashed in front of the SI the previous day. The lorry carrying the soil without a pass was taken into custody. Driver’s Phone SI Captured.
Calls from colleagues
Non-stop calls to the phone in the SI’s hand. The callers were the policemen at Kunnamkulam station. It became clear that there was an ‘unholy alliance’ between the smugglers and the police. When I checked the phone of the soil smuggler, I got the conversation of an earlier call by the police officers. The police conversation was saved on the phone. In addition, the call information list was collected.
Special investigation was conducted
Thrissur City Police Commissioner R. Aditya directed a special inquiry. An investigation by senior officials revealed that it was his colleagues who leaked the SI’s moves to the land smugglers. When the phone calls were checked, it was decided to suspend those who were found guilty at first sight.
Suspension with the group
Two grade SIs at Kunnamkulam station faced disciplinary action. Joy Thomas, Gokulan. Abdul Rashid, a senior civil police officer, Shibin, Shejeer, Harikrishnan, a civil police officer, and Narayanan, a civil police officer at Erumappetti station, were suspended.