Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Topic: Kerala Police

Kerala: Cop faces action after CCTV shows assault on pregnant woman inside station

A police inspector in Kerala is facing disciplinary action after CCTV footage surfaced showing him assaulting a pregnant woman inside the Ernakulam North police station, an incident that occurred in June 2024 but came to light only recently following a prolonged legal battle by the victim. 

Kerala: FIR over Kochi gathering seeking release of UAPA accused activist Rejaz Sydeek

Kerala Police have registered a case against multiple activists who convened at Vanchi Square, Kochi, on Saturday to demand the release of Democratic Students...

Dismissed Muslim policeman in Kerala, accused of ties with Popular Front, works in scrap shop despite acquittal, reinstatement order

Accused of ties with the banned Muslim organisation Popular Front of India and dismissed from the Kerala Police, Idukki native Anas P.K. has spent the past four years working in a scrap shop, despite being acquitted and officially ordered to be reinstated, as the directive remains unimplemented even a year later.

Kerala Police book girls’ group for rioting after pro-Palestine event in Kannur

As targeting of pro-Palestine activists continues, an FIR was booked against the Girls Islamic Organisation (GIO) at Pazhayangadi Police Station in Kerala’s Kannur district...

Police brutality sparks row in Kerala as Youth Congress leader obtains CCTV footage of torture via RTI

A 2023 incident of alleged police brutality has triggered fresh controversy in Kerala after Youth Congress leader V. S. Sujith from Thrissur obtained CCTV footage of the episode through the Right to Information Act.

FIR against Muslim activist in Kerala over criticism of late V.S. Achuthanandan; DYFI posters label him ‘terrorist’

After criticising late veteran communist leader V.S. Achuthanandan, Muslim activist Abid Adivaram has been booked in an FIR, with DYFI members pasting posters on his office labelling him a “terrorist” and calling for investigations into alleged foreign terror links.