Kochi: Kerala police on Saturday suspended one of its sub-inspectors for physically assaulting a local leader of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) at Kothamangalam police station in Ernakulam district of the state earlier in the day. Deputy Inspector General Neeraj Kumar Gupta took the action hours after a video of the sub-inspector assaulting the SFI leader went viral and was aired on all TV channels.
The DIG in his order said according to a report received from the District Police Chief of Ernakulam Rural, prima facie it is revealed that the sub-inspector (SI) -- Mahin Salim -- "while working in the Kothamangalam police station had committed grave misconduct, indiscipline, misuse of official powers and gross violation of directions of the state government and State Police Chief" by physically assaulting the SFI leader.
