Nine police personnel accused in a custodial death case in Kerala will face dismissal from service as the state cabinet on Monday approved a judicial commission report into the incident.
Rajkumar, 49, a private finance firm operator, died allegedly following custodial torture at the Nedumgandam police station in Idukki in June 2019. Nine police personnel, including a sub-inspector, were charge-sheeted by the CBI in the custodial death while the role of senior officers is still under probe.
The Justice K Narayana Kurup commission that probed the custodial death concluded that custodial torture led to Rajkumar's death and recommended that those responsible should be dismissed from service.
Published 15 February 2021, 16:24 IST