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#1  |  Jul 28, 11:17 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

SIT to probe land encroachments in Idukki district, including in Wagamon

The Revenue department has expanded the SIT by adding key officials to investigate large-scale encroachments on public land

#2  |  Jul 28, 09:55 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

One more teacher arrested in connection with MDMA bust case

โ€‹V.P. Neeshma, 30, a specialist teacher at the Perambra BRC, was taken into custody after being summoned for interrogation.

#3  |  Jul 28, 05:01 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Sabarimala gold theft case: SIT secures custody of former TDB president P.S. Prasanth and A. Ajikumar

Both accused are currently held in remand at a jail in Thiruvananthapuram

#4  |  Jul 27, 11:39 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Driver booked after Kuttippuram crash; probe into speed, safety factors begins

#5  |  Jul 27, 10:35 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Missing CPO yet to be traced, say Munambam police

The Munambam police have launched a search for the officer based on a complaint filed by his wife

#6  |  Jul 27, 06:42 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala dental student Nithin Raj death: Court grants Crime Branch five-day custody of accused M.K. Ram

After sessions court allowed the custody plea, SIT took Dr. Ram into custody from Kannur Special Sub-jail for evidence collection and further interrogation

#7  |  Jul 27, 03:52 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Four schoolboys in Kerala booked after visuals of alleged assault on minor go viral

Police say a verbal dispute over leaving a tap open led to the assault that took place near Muvattupuzha

#8  |  Jul 26, 09:14 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Case against six media organisations in Kerala for circulating fake news on CPI(M) leader P.K. Sreemathiโ€™s pension

Case registered based on the Kerala leaderโ€™s complaint. The six accused named in the FIR are Janam TV, Karma News, Daily Hunt, Bharat Live, Janmabhumi daily, and Kannur evening daily Sudhinam

#9  |  Jul 25, 14:23 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Man gets 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor in Kerala

#10  |  Jul 25, 10:51 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Idukki cops suspended after lab report confirms they were drunk on duty

The suspended officers are Sub-Inspector Roy Sukumaran and Civil Police Officer (CPO) Jijo Antony, both attached to the Karimannur police station

#11  |  Jul 25, 06:56 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala to look into case over Vedan meet backing student protests

The event, attended by activists and celebrities including rapper Hirandas Murali, has faced scrutiny after the Ernakulam Town South police charged one organiser and 99 participants with unlawful assembly and obstruction of public way.

#12  |  Jul 24, 12:23 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala nurses association withdraws petition against Jubilee Mission and Amala hospitals

Petitioners reach a settlement with Amala Institute and conciliation talks are ongoing with Jubilee Mission.

#13  |  Jul 24, 09:59 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala tests drone surveillance at Viyyur central prison

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala reviews pilot project featuring AI-powered surveillance, thermal imaging and automated monitoring; State plans phased rollout to other prisons

#14  |  Jul 24, 06:24 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

PFI leader arrested in Kerala RSS activist Sreenivasan murder case remanded

Muhammadali K.P., PFI Palakkad district president, remanded after being produced at the residence of judge P.K. Mohandas, Special Judge, considering the cases booked by NIA in Kochi

#15  |  Jul 24, 00:55 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

CJP protest: Organiser of rapper Vedan event in Kerala booked

While Vedan has not been named in FIR, his manager, who was also the organiser of the event, is the main accused along with around 200 other 'identifiable persons' who were present

#16  |  Jul 23, 15:02 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

A namesake creates trouble for former Kerala Minister P.K. Sreemathi

CPI(M) leader accused of drawing a pension claiming to be the wife of a former MLA. Allegation stems from confusion with another P.K. Sreemathi, widow of former Kunnamkulam MLA P.R. Krishnan, who received the pension till 2020

#17  |  Jul 23, 12:34 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Probe launched into fire at Shrimp farm shed at Payyannur in Kerala

#18  |  Jul 23, 12:01 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

555 cases pending against sitting/former MPs, MLAs in Kerala

Court observes that data provided by the High Court administration is in variance with the report by the State Police Chief, which cited 256 pending cases. It directs SPC to correct the statistics

#19  |  Jul 23, 11:29 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Child rights panel talks to children assaulted by teacher in Kerala

Alleged assault on students by a physical education teacher at Government Higher Secondary School, Kanjikode, in Palakkad, Kerala

#20  |  Jul 23, 08:42 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

More cases against MBBS student for morphing images of female students in Keralaโ€™s Thiruvananthapuram

Fresh legal action comes in the wake of intense student protests outside the Medical College police station late on July 22

#21  |  Jul 23, 06:01 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala professorโ€™s arrest in BDS studentโ€™s death raises larger questions on safeguards against โ€˜illegalโ€™ arrests

Violations of mandatory provisions and fundamental rights prescribed by the Constitution in the case came to light on an interaction of the sessions judge with the accused

#22  |  Jul 23, 05:56 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

What is the Sabarimala gold โ€˜theftโ€™ case? | Explained

The detention of a former TDB president has brought the Sabarimala gold โ€˜theftโ€™ case back into focus. Hereโ€™s a look at the allegations, the investigation and what lies ahead

#23  |  Jul 23, 04:53 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala actor assault case: HC declines to suspend sentence of two more convicts

Division Bench holds that there is sufficient evidence on record to prove the alleged conspiracy and that they had 'executed their plan with precisionโ€™

#24  |  Jul 23, 02:09 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

VACBโ€™s โ€˜Operation Parpidamโ€™ exposes widespread municipal corruption in Keralaโ€™s construction sector

Statewide inspections also point to how local networks of corrupt officials and their agents have significantly escalated the cost of construction for ordinary families

#25  |  Jul 23, 01:12 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Sabarimala gold theft case: SIT detains former TDB president P.S. Prasanth for questioning

Prasanthโ€™s detention comes nearly three weeks after SIT questioned Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime accused in the case. The move comes hours after Prasanth posted on Facebook that his arrest in the case was imminent

#26  |  Jul 22, 12:30 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Doctor in Keralaโ€™s Kannur booked over alleged medical negligence, hospital denies charges

#27  |  Jul 22, 11:37 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Court rejects bail for two more CPI(M) activists in ED attack case

#28  |  Jul 22, 06:35 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

SIT formed to probe death of four-member family in Kottayam

The family had been undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam

#29  |  Jul 22, 06:27 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Auto-rickshaw drivers inducted as โ€˜Toofan Warriorsโ€™ in Kerala anti-drug campaign

Move as part of expanding community-based network of Operation Toofan

#30  |  Jul 22, 05:20 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kafir screenshot case in Kerala: SIT names DYFI leader Ribesh Ramakrishnan as an accused

Police sources say notice will be issued soon directing him to appear for interrogation and that further legal action will be taken in compliance with courtโ€™s anticipatory bail order

#31  |  Jul 22, 04:44 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala BDS student death: HC directs investigating officer, special court to produce documents in Dr. Ramโ€™s arrest

HC observes that 'serious allegationsโ€™ have been raised against investigating officer in the release of the accused and expresses suspicion that top officials were involved in it to โ€˜saveโ€™ Dr. Ram from detention

#32  |  Jul 21, 09:45 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala sandalwood theft racket busted; CCB arrests four, seizes 82.6 kg sandalwood worth โ‚น20.9 lakh

#33  |  Jul 21, 06:36 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Railway police launch probe into clash between woman passenger and TTE in Kerala

Argument over upgradation of a general ticket to a reserved one. Following the incident, both filed complaints with the Government Railway Police, with a conflicting version of the incident

#34  |  Jul 20, 00:37 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Viral Kumbh Mela woman seeks police protection again in Kerala

In her complaint, she has reportedly accused her father of taking away her passport and withdrawing nearly โ‚น10 lakh from her bank account

#35  |  Jul 17, 07:59 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Call for stir until SIT probe into mysterious deaths of children in Palakkad

Inaugurating a conference organised by the Committee Against Child Abuse to press for an SIT inquiry, Dr. Geetha said that only an independent investigation could ensure justice in the cases.

#36  |  Jul 11, 16:31 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Two more nabbed in Perumbavoor hybrid ganja case

#37  |  Jul 11, 04:50 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Organ trade racket: ED expands probe, summons doctors part of Kerala hospitalsโ€™ internal evaluation committees

Financial records are also under scrutiny to determine if doctors received illicit payments in the form of kickbacks or commissions to fast-track approvals

#38  |  Jul 11, 03:35 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Police squad attacked in Kozhikode; five suspected goons arrested

According to police sources, the confrontation took place at Peruvayal near Mavoor in Kozhikode city around 9 a.m. when the police squad, acting on precise location data, zeroed in on the suspects at a local villa

#39  |  Jul 6, 05:15 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Second death reported in Vizhinjam gold pawn fraud case

Aishwarya, who hailed from Venganoor, dies two days after her colleague Anju, who was also part of the purported racket, died

#40  |  Jul 5, 10:57 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Fresh probe sought into death of former SNDP leader in Kerala

Petition by Maheshanโ€™s wife to Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala seeks to appoint a fresh investigation team; Maheshan was found dead at Yogam union office at Kanichukulangara in June 2020

#41  |  Jul 5, 10:40 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Youth held for attack on Aryanad SHO

The SHO suffered injuries to his head

#42  |  Jul 5, 10:05 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Complaint by actor Ansiba Hassan: Court directs registration of FIR against Lakshmipriya, SI

Ansiba has accused Lakshmipriya of filing a false complaint against her, and Reshma, SI of womenโ€™s cell, of subjecting her to harassment and unlawful detention in the name of โ€˜verifyingโ€™ allegations against her

#43  |  Jul 5, 07:52 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Fake online stores offering branded lifestyle products at discounted rates dupe urban consumers in Kerala

Fake online stores advertising branded merchandise at improbably low prices, offering 70% to 90% discounts, are the latest in a series of online scams exploiting the budget-conscious purchasing behaviour of urban consumers in the State

#44  |  Jul 3, 07:35 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Five POCSO cases registered over alleged sexual abuse of 17-year-old girl at Bekal in Keralaโ€™s Kasaragod

No arrests have been officially announced

#45  |  Jul 2, 11:40 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

ED recovers documents in raids on firm in T.N., Kerala

The searches, conducted by the EDโ€™s Chennai zonal office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on June 30, covered premises in Coimbatore, Krishnagiri, Malappuram, and Thrissur

#46  |  Jul 2, 09:59 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

All decisions in Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation taken unanimously by director board: former chairperson

R. Chandrasekharan says the chairperson alone cannot be held responsible for the decisions. His reaction follows the government decision to grant sanction to prosecute him and former KSCDC managing director K.A. Ratheesh in the alleged corruption in the import of raw cashew

#47  |  Jul 2, 03:56 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala cashew import scam:ย Govt tells HC that State to sanction CBI prosecution of former KSCDC chairperson, MD

#48  |  Jul 2, 03:20 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Physical Education teacher booked for allegedly assaulting Class 8 student in Kerala

#49  |  Jul 1, 05:05 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

โ€˜Kafir screenshotโ€™ case in Kerala: Sessions court to pronounce verdict on DYFI leaderโ€™s bail plea on July 3

Prosecution opposed the bail plea, claiming that Jithin Bhaskaran tried to destroy crucial digital evidence from his phone. It was also pointed out that his custodial interrogation was necessary to continue the probe

#50  |  Jun 30, 12:58 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Senior citizens found dead near Varkala

#51  |  Jun 30, 05:22 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Three Bangladeshi nationals arrested under immigration laws in Keralaโ€™s Kozhikode

Trio taken into custody from a migrant labourersโ€™ camp on Monday

#52  |  Jun 30, 01:13 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala teacher booked for allegedly beating Class 2 student over slow copying

The incident allegedly occurred on June 16 when the student was beaten for taking too long to copy what had been written on the blackboard; Education dept launches probe

#53  |  Jun 28, 12:06 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala government replaces prosecutor in ED assault case amid bail controversy, appoints Special Public Prosecutor

Police allege that the prosecutor failed to effectively oppose the bail application, despite a detailed report recommending its rejection