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Remove tainted cops: Kerala HC
TRIVANDRUM - The Kerala high court on Friday directed the state government to remove police officers with criminal backgrounds even without notice.
A division bench comprising Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and C T Ravikumar passed the order while dismissing a batch of petitions filed by candidates who were not given posting in the force after completing their training, citing pending criminal cases against them.
Observing that the inducting people with criminal records into the police force is suicidal, the judges asked the government not to appoint anyone having criminal cases pending against them in the force. The government should ensure that such people are not present in the law enforcement agency. The court noted that giving armed training to men with criminal backgrounds could pose a threat even to national security. The court passed the order after calling for list of the police officials with criminal background.
The Director-General of Police Jacob Punnose had handed over the list in a sealed cover. The list contained about 800 officers, against whom criminal cases have been pending. This included several officers as well.
Though the state government had identified policemen with criminal backgrounds long time ago, it was reluctant to remove them from the force. It had identified 856 police personnel with criminal records during 2006-07. The list compiled by the Crime Records Bureau included many who were involved in major crimes such as murder, rape, sexual assault on women, burglary and cheating.
The cops comprised personnel from the rank of constable to deputy superintendent of police. All wings of the police, including intelligence, had cops involved in crimes. The previous government had initiated departmental probe against them. The last United Democratic Front government had tried to keep such officials away from active policing.
The state has also lately been witness to police officers hiring musclemen to carry out criminal activities.
In April last year, Deputy Superintendent of Police Santhosh Nair paid criminals to eliminate a journalist who wrote against him. He has been arrested and a probe is on into the incident.
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