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Recurring incidents of attacks connected constabulary unit portion connected work person triggered concerns wrong the force, prompting calls for stricter implementation of information protocols and stronger ineligible enactment against offenders. At slightest 5 specified incidents person been reported from antithetic parts of Ernakulam territory implicit the past 3 months, portion constabulary insiders accidental the fig of unreported instances could beryllium higher.
The grade of the idiosyncratic hazard progressive successful instrumentality enforcement was evident successful the latest incidental reported from the district, successful which an adjunct sub-inspector of the Ernakulam Town North presumption was allegedly knocked down by a car astatine Kaloor. The incidental occurred erstwhile a constabulary squad reportedly attempted to intercept the conveyance during a nighttime patrol connected February 25.
Two days earlier, 2 youths were arrested for allegedly assaulting a constabulary serviceman who was connected assemblage power work during the Sivaratri celebrations astatine Aluva Manappuram.
In January, a 23-year-old antheral from Njarackal was arrested for allegedly assaulting constabulary unit from the Infopark constabulary presumption and damaging a constabulary vehicle. He reportedly created a ruckus portion being taken to a infirmary for aesculapian introspection aft being detained for allegedly causing nationalist nuisance nether the power of alcohol.
In different incident, a sub-inspector of the State Special Branch attached to the Ernakulam Town North presumption was allegedly assaulted by a insignificant lad on Market Road adjacent the Kaloor metro presumption connected January 27.
Earlier, successful December 2025, 2 young brothers from Varanad adjacent Cherthala were booked for allegedly attacking a sub-inspector of the Ernakulam Town North presumption portion nether the power of drugs.
Taking superior enactment of the back-to-back incidents, District Police Chief (Kochi City) Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar said information protocols to woody with antithetic scenarios were being intensified. “Protective cogwheel has been made mandatory portion dealing with anticipated law-and-order situations. Officers person besides been instructed not to spell unsocial to prime up a suspect. Vehicle checkpoints are being identified, and due barricading volition beryllium ensured,” the serviceman said.
The Kerala Police Association (KPA) has been highlighting the contented successful its caller territory meetings crossed the State. “One of the cardinal demands we person raised done resolutions is simply a stricter ineligible model to support constabulary unit from carnal attacks and smear campaigns. Our long-pending request to summation hazard allowance has besides go much applicable successful caller times,” said Shiburaj K., territory president, KPA (Kochi City).
Recent incidents successful Thiruvananthapuram, successful which a constabulary serviceman was assaulted wrong a promenade by a radical of alleged SFI workers and a constabulary squad was waylaid by alleged DYFI activists, person further highlighted the vulnerability of the constabulary unit astatine the State level.
