Kodiyeri blames T P murder on Chandy, police

KOZHIKODE: CPM Politburo member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has said that T P was murdered since there was police protection for him. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is responsible for TP’s murder.

The former home minister asked why TP was not given the police protection now being given to RMP leaders. During the LDF government’s tenure, he used to get the protection.

Police, prison officials in blame game

The journey of CPM Kannur District Secretary P Jayarajan, an accused in the Abdul Shukkoor murder case, from Kannur Central Jail to Kozhikode Medical College for  checkup in a private vehicle has stirred up yet another controversy. The row has led to a blame game between the officials of Police and Prison Departments, as the CPM leader, who was remanded in judicial custody at the Kannur Central Prison, was taken to the hospital in the vehicle registered in his name on Wednesday.

North Zone DIG, Prisons, Shivadas Thyparambil has submitted a primary report on the incident, pointing out a failure in the duty of the police officials as they are responsible in taking out the prisoners to the hospital or any such purposes.

Jayarajan arrived at the Medical College Hospital in a black Mahindra Bolero with the registration number KL 58 C 1717. The vehicle is being used by Patyam Social Service Society and is registered in the name of P Jayarajan.

The Home Department has ordered North Zone DIG, Prisons, to conduct a probe into the issue.

Police, protestors clash at Pampa-Chalakkayam tollgate

November 20, 2011: The march taken out by the BJP Yuva Morcha activists as a protest against the toll collection from vehicles carrying pilgrims to Sabarimala at the Chalakkayam toll booth, turned violent today.
The protestors tried to destroy the toll booth erected at Chalakkayam which led to a scuffle between the police and the activists. The activists pelted stones at the police and smashed the boards erected at the tollgate.
Traffic snarls owing to delay in issuing toll receipts to the vehicles waiting in long-winding queues before the TDB toll gate at Chalakkayam, four km away from Pampa, was a major problem facing the Sabarimala pilgrims on the Nilackal-Pampa stretch of the road during the annual Mandalam- Makaravilakku pilgrim season.

Nun committee suicide: Police

Thiruvananthapuram: The police are of the assumption that the Sister Mary Ancy, 45, was found dead Wednesday at the Holy Spiritual Centre, located near the famed tourist destination of Kovalam might have committee suicide. Police said they didn't find unusual till date on her death.

Police collected details from the doctor who was treating Ancy and she was under treatment for diabetes and skin disease. Police also collected the medicines she was taking. Police sources said Ancy was suffering from allergy and was not getting proper sleep for the past four days due to the ailment. She not went her home in the last one and half months.Kovalam police quizzed the more than 50 including the inmates in the center and employees.