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A.P. Shoukathali, Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch, Alappuzha, has been appointed the caller District Police Chief of Kozhikode city.
The authorities has besides created an ex-cadre station of Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode City, for a play of 1 twelvemonth with effect from June 11. As portion of the reshuffle, Merin Joseph, the existent District Police Chief of Kozhikode city, has been transferred and posted arsenic District Police Chief of Kozhikode Rural constabulary district.
Mr. Shoukathali, who was conferred IPS successful 2015, has investigated respective high-profile cases astatine the authorities and nationalist levels. He precocious headed a peculiar probe squad that probed the alleged battle by constabulary officers, including those attached to erstwhile Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s information detail, connected Indian Youth Congress activists successful Alappuzha successful 2023.
He joined the unit successful 1995 arsenic a Sub Inspector. His contributions to investigative policing earned him the Home Ministry’s Award for Excellence successful transgression investigation. Mr. Shoukathali has besides served the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
During his tenure arsenic Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thalassery, helium was portion of a peculiar squad that tracked down and arrested cardinal suspects successful the T.P. Chandrasekharan execution case. He was besides portion of the probe squad that probed the sensational Chelembra slope robbery lawsuit successful Malappuram territory successful aboriginal 2008. He besides played a important relation successful the probe into the 2020 golden smuggling case.
