A sub-inspector of the State Particular Department hooked up to the Ernakulam City North station was allegedly assaulted by a minor boy alongside Market Street close to the Kaloor metro station on Monday night (January 27).
The officer, recognized as S. Madhu, ended up with round seven stitches after being allegedly hit on his head with a tough metal bangle, regionally often known as “Idi Vala.” The accused was dropped at the station and booked for tried homicide. However solely then did the police realise that he was solely 17 and a half years previous, following which he was allowed to go after his mom reportedly produced paperwork to show his age. The police will now submit a report back to the Juvenile Justice Board.
The video of the assault had since gone viral. District Police Chief (Kochi Metropolis) Putta Vimaladitya stated what provoked the assault can be investigated.
The boy was supposed to seem earlier than the police on Tuesday (January 28) however didn’t achieve this until night. As an alternative, the boy and his mom alleged that he was badly crushed up by a gaggle of police personnel after he questioned the injured police officer for taking his {photograph} and that of a woman with him with out their permission. He, nevertheless, did admit that he had crushed up the officer in query with out figuring out that he was a cop since he was in plainclothes.
In keeping with the police, the officer had photographed the boy and the lady and picked up their particulars after discovering them in suspicious circumstances. After dropping the lady, he returned and attacked the officer, stated the police. “We discovered footage of medication, together with MDMA, on his cell phone,” police sources stated.
Revealed – January 28, 2025 08:36 pm IST
