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The Kerala authorities has suspended an Assistant Commandant of the Kerala Armed Police (KAP) Battalion for reporting to work nether the power of intoxicant during Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s sojourn to the State successful August, constabulary said connected Sunday.
The officer, S. Suresh Kumar of the KAP Battalion, had been deployed arsenic officer-in-charge astatine the Kochi airdrome terminal erstwhile Shah arrived for a two-day sojourn connected August 21.
However, elder officers recovered him intoxicated and instantly removed him from duty.
He was aboriginal taken to a authorities infirmary successful Angamaly, wherever aesculapian introspection confirmed intoxicant consumption, constabulary said.
Following the incident, the State Police Chief ordered an inquiry, and a study was precocious submitted to the government.
Based connected the findings, the authorities recovered sedate misconduct connected the portion of the serviceman and ordered his suspension.
Suresh has besides been directed to acquisition an oral enquiry nether the Kerala Police Department Inquiries, Punishment and Appeal Rules.
A committee comprising elder constabulary officers volition beryllium appointed soon for the inquiry, officials added.
