Koothuparambu firing: HC cancels case against cops

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court cancelled the case taken by the lower court against cops in the Koothuparambu firing case. The court cancelled the case pointing out that the case has been registered against them without getting prior permission for prosecution. In 1995, the Koothuparambu Magistrate Court registered the case after accepting the private litigation of the relatives of the dead and injured in the firing. A case was registered against the cops including the then SP Revada Chandrasekhar. Five DYFI activists were killed in the firing in November 1994.