Cop faces disciplinary action in assault case

Thiruvananthapuram: A sub-inspector of the Attingal police station has been attached to the district crime branch office as part of disciplinary action following the alleged manhandling of a ward councillor at the police station.
Attingal sub-inspector Jyothish is facing the action and Parvathipuram ward councillor VS Nidhin is the complainant. District police chief (Rural) P K Madhu issued the order in this regard on Thursday.
The incident is related to the case that took place on Tuesday around 8.30pm.Nidhin reached the police station to request the release of a two-wheeler, which was confiscated from a local resident on charges of riding without a helmet.
According to Nidhin, while talking to the principal SI of the station, Jyothish intervened and started talking to him in an agitated manner without any provocation. ''When I told him that I was a councillor, he replied that he had chased away a panchayat president in the past at a different station. I told him that I was not interested in listening to his stories and came for a different purpose. Hearing this, he got infuriated and attacked me," Nidhin said, adding that the SI tore his shirt and punched his chest. He stopped the assault only after the SHO inspector Rajesh intervened.
Jyothish claims that he did not assault the councillor and only pushed him out of the station when the latter tried to create a ruckus.