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Shafi Parambil, Vadakara MP, has claimed that the constabulary authoritative who attacked him with a lathi astatine Perambra successful Kozhikode, Kerala, connected October 10 had earlier faced disciplinary enactment connected aggregate charges.
Addressing the media successful Kozhikode connected Thursday (October 23, 2025), the Congress person identified the authoritative arsenic Abhilash David, an Inspector attached to the constabulary power country astatine Vadakara.
Mr. Parambil had to acquisition a insignificant country aft helium suffered nasal injuries during the incident.
Mr. David, however, told a conception of the media aboriginal that though helium was connected work astatine Perambra connected that day, helium was not portion of the squad which covered the United Democratic Front (UDF) protestation march.
Mr. Parambil, portion exhibiting videos of the incident, claimed that Mr. David’s enactment against him seemed deliberate arsenic helium was attacked astatine slightest thrice with the lathi.
He alleged that Mr. David had earlier been suspended from work for suspected links with goonda gangs. He was aboriginal reportedly dismissed from work successful January 2023 for authoritative lapses during an probe into a lawsuit registered nether the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the MP said.
CPI(M) links alleged
Mr. Parambil besides alleged that Mr. David was a chap traveller of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)].
“Other than the past Vadakara Deputy Superintendent of Police R. Hariprasad, who has since been transferred, nary constabulary unit suffered immoderate wounded during the incidental astatine Perambra. Mr. Hariprasad was injured aft a teardrop state ammunition helium was carrying burst erstwhile its pin fell off. The UDF workers did not make immoderate provocation. I was trying to calm them down,” helium said.
Mr. Parambil alleged that the constabulary acted against him astatine the behest of the CPI(M) to divert attraction from the “gold sheet theft” contention astatine the Sabarimala temple. This was besides evident from the “slow pace” of probe into the lawsuit filed successful transportation with the incident, helium said.
His connection was yet to beryllium recorded and the enquiry to find retired those down the onslaught had been frozen, helium said.
The Congress person said that a ailment had already been filed with the Parliamentary Privilege Committee, and the videos and visuals of the constabulary enactment would beryllium presented earlier it. Legal enactment would beryllium sought against Mr. David, helium added.
Favourable tribunal order: official
Meanwhile, Mr. David told the media that helium had appealed against the disciplinary proceedings successful the State Administrative Tribunal, managed to get a favourable order, and was subsequently reinstated into the service.
