Kerala govt issues order suspending ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar, cites SIT findings of ‘interference' in Youth Congress workers assault probe
A day after approving disciplinary proceedings against senior IPS officer M.R. Ajith Kumar had been accused of manipulating the probe into the purported excess by members of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s security detail. Five policemen from former Kerala CM Pinarayi’s security detail suspended for assaulting Youth Congress protesters in 2023Soon after coming into power, the United Democratic Front (UDF) government constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Crime Branch Superintendent of Police A.P.
- ▪A day after approving disciplinary proceedings against senior IPS officer M.R.
- ▪Ajith Kumar had been accused of manipulating the probe into the purported excess by members of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s security detail.
- ▪Five policemen from former Kerala CM Pinarayi’s security detail suspended for assaulting Youth Congress protesters in 2023Soon after coming into power, the United Democratic Front (UDF) government constituted a Special Investigation Team (S
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A day after approving disciplinary proceedings against senior IPS officer M.R. Ajith Kumar for alleged interference in the probe into the assault of Youth Congress workers in Alappuzha, the Kerala government on Friday (July 24, 2026) formally placed him under suspension, holding that the allegations against him were supported by the statements of multiple investigating officers and that his continuance in service could affect the fairness of the inquiry.The suspension order pertains to the alleged manhandling of the protestors during the Nava Kerala Sadas outreach programme on December 15, 2023. Mr. Ajith Kumar had been accused of manipulating the probe into the purported excess by members of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s security detail.
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