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Supreme Court summons Kochi ACP over FIR delay
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The Supreme Court has directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ernakulam, to personally appear before it in a case concerning the alleged failure of the Kochi City police to register a First Information Report (FIR) on a complaint of outraging the modesty of a woman from a Scheduled category.A Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan passed the order on Monday (May 11, 2026) on a special leave petition filed by a person challenging a Kerala High Court order denying anticipatory bail to her in connection with an assault and criminal trespass case registered at the Panangad police station in Kochi. The petitioner in the former case is the accused in the assault and criminal trespass case.The Bench termed the affidavit filed by the State government, the first respondent, “thoroughly unsatisfactory.” The affidavit was submitted in response to an order issued on April 2, 2026.The court observed: “The basic point, as to why, immediately upon receipt of the complaint filed by the petitioner, a formal FIR was not registered, has not been answered, despite it being an admitted fact that the complaint sent through the post was received by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, District Ernakulam, Kerala, on January 8, 2026.”“Accordingly, we direct the Assistant Commissioner of Police, District Ernakulam, Kerala, to be personally present before the Court on May, 15, 2026, to explain, as to why, upon receipt of the complaint through post, no formal FIR was registered,” the court said. The court also extended the interim protection granted to the petitioner on February 19, 2026, to continue till the next date of listing.Probe launchedThe officer concerned has since moved out of the post. “The then ACP received the complaint and forwarded it to the Panangad station. Reportedly, the petitioner was an accused in another case registered by the police. So, the delay was probably due to the perception that it was a counter petition. However, we have since registered an FIR and launched a probe,” said the incumbent officer.He said that he will appear in the apex court as ordered. Published - May 12, 2026 04:24 pm IST
The recruitment examination conducted for the last grade posts in the Kannur Police Co-operative Society was disrupted on Monday (May 11) after Kerala Students Union (KSU) activists stormed the venue, alleging attempts to facilitate backdoor appointments.The protest turned tense as activists allegedly tore question papers and disrupted the examination proceedings.The examination was being conducted for the posts of peon and night watchman. Around 50 candidates had arrived to appear for the test for two vacancies.KSU activists alleged that several applicants had not received hall tickets and claimed that the examination was being conducted secretly to facilitate backdoor appointments. On receiving information about the protest, MLA-elect T.O. Mohanan and Congress leaders reached the spot.District Congress Committee (DCC) president Martin George alleged that the hastily conducted written examination was intended to appoint CPI(M) loyalists before the new government assumes office. He further alleged that the entire recruitment process had been manipulated by accepting applications only from candidates backed by the CPI(M) and by preparing the list of selected candidates in advance.Meanwhile, Kannur Police Co-operative Society officials said that details of the examination had been published in newspapers and denied allegations of backdoor appointments. Published - May 11, 2026 06:40 pm IST
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