State Police Chief seeks inquiry into alleged bail bid in Pathanamthitta POCSO case

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The State Police Chief has ordered an enquiry into allegations that a elder constabulary serviceman successful Pathanamthitta attempted to intervene to unafraid bail for an accused successful a lawsuit registered nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The directive follows a ailment submitted to the Chief Minister by activistic Kulathoor Jaisingh. Based connected the complaint, the Director General of Police (DGP) has instructed the Pathanamthitta territory constabulary main to behaviour an probe done an serviceman not beneath the fertile of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP).

The allegation is that Pathanamthitta Cyber Cell Circle Inspector B.K. Sunil Krishna attempted to facilitate bail for the accused, Shankarankutty, who was arrested and taken into custody by the Enathu constabulary successful a POCSO case.

According to the complaint, aft the substance became public, the serviceman acrophobic reportedly withdrew from further attempts to unafraid bail for the accused. He besides demanded a elaborate probe into the alleged interventions carried retired by the said serviceman astatine the Enathu constabulary station.

Published - January 08, 2026 06:46 p.m. IST

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