THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Following outrage over an alleged high-substance by a police team in Kovalam, a Swedish national was forced to dispose of liquor, which he bought from a state-owned liquor store for not carrying the purchase bill. (whose video has gone viral), Sub-Inspector (Grade) Shaji, who headed the police team attached to Kovalam police station, was suspended by the state police chief.
Following the intervention of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Tourism Minister P Mohammed Rias, the police department initiated disciplinary action.
tourism minister condemned police action
While the CM sought a report from the police department on whether Swedish national Steven Asberg faced public humiliation, the tourism minister condemned the police action. Riyas said that the tourism sector is going through a major crisis after the Covid-19 pandemic and such action by the police will hamper the efforts to revive the sector. Riyas said that the concerned authorities should ensure that the officers who take such action which go against the policies of the government, face music.
Minister during this V Shivankutty Met Steven and offered him government support. The minister told the Swedish citizen that “this was an isolated incident that would not be repeated”.
The police were ready to defend the officers involved in the incident on Friday.
Hours after the scene of the incident went viral on social media, the city police commissioner’s office issued a statement defending the officers. The commissioner’s statement said the officers did not harass the Swedish national and that Steven voluntarily emptied the wine bottles after the officers told him he could not carry the wine bottles without the purchase bill.
On Friday afternoon, Steven was returning from the Beverages Corporation’s outlet in Vellar after purchasing three bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) when a police team stopped him as part of checking ahead of New Year’s celebrations in Kovalam and tried to discard the bottles. asked for. Instead of throwing away the bottles altogether, Steven decided to take the wine out and put the empty bottles back in his bag.
Later, he returned to the liquor store, collected the bill and presented it to the police at Kovalam station.
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Following the intervention of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Tourism Minister P Mohammed Rias, the police department initiated disciplinary action.
tourism minister condemned police action
While the CM sought a report from the police department on whether Swedish national Steven Asberg faced public humiliation, the tourism minister condemned the police action. Riyas said that the tourism sector is going through a major crisis after the Covid-19 pandemic and such action by the police will hamper the efforts to revive the sector. Riyas said that the concerned authorities should ensure that the officers who take such action which go against the policies of the government, face music.
Minister during this V Shivankutty Met Steven and offered him government support. The minister told the Swedish citizen that “this was an isolated incident that would not be repeated”.
The police were ready to defend the officers involved in the incident on Friday.
Hours after the scene of the incident went viral on social media, the city police commissioner’s office issued a statement defending the officers. The commissioner’s statement said the officers did not harass the Swedish national and that Steven voluntarily emptied the wine bottles after the officers told him he could not carry the wine bottles without the purchase bill.
On Friday afternoon, Steven was returning from the Beverages Corporation’s outlet in Vellar after purchasing three bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) when a police team stopped him as part of checking ahead of New Year’s celebrations in Kovalam and tried to discard the bottles. asked for. Instead of throwing away the bottles altogether, Steven decided to take the wine out and put the empty bottles back in his bag.
Later, he returned to the liquor store, collected the bill and presented it to the police at Kovalam station.
Watch Watch: Police forced to empty liquor bottles on road on New Year’s Eve
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