Thiruvananthapuram: following anger over alleged highlands by the police team in Kovalam which forced Swedish citizens to get rid of liquor he had purchased from the state-owned liquor outlet (video that had become viral) because it did not carry purchasing bills, sub-inspectors (class ) Shaji, who led the police team attached to the Kovalam police station, was placed under the suspension by the National Police Chief.
The police department initiated disciplinary action after the Intervention of the Head of Pinarayi Vijayan and Tourism P.
Tourism Police Min Slams traveling around CM looking for a report from the Police Department about whether Sweden’s Sweden Steven Asberj faces public insults, tourism ministers slammed police action.
Riyas said the tourism sector experienced a big crisis after the Pandemic Covid-19 and such actions by the police would hamper efforts to revive this sector.
Riyas said the authorities concerned must ensure that officers who took such actions, as opposed to government policies, had to face music.
Meanwhile, Minister V Sivankutty met Steven and offered him government support.
The Minister told the Swedish National that “it is an isolated incident that will not be repeated”.
The police quickly defended the officers involved in the incident on Friday.
A few hours after the visual incident became a viral on social media, the Office of the City Police Commissioner issued a statement defending the officer.
The statement of the Commissioner said that the officers did not harass National Sweden and Steven voluntarily emptied bottle of liquor when the officer told him that he could not carry bottles of liquor without a purchase bill.
On Friday afternoon, Steven returned from the Corporation drink outlet in Vellar after buying three Foreign Liquor bottles India (IMFL) when the police team stopped him in Kovalam as part of checking the new year celebration and told him to throw the bottle.
Instead of throwing away the bottle completely, Steven chose to spill liquor and put empty bottles back to his backpack.
Then, he returned to the liquor outlet, collected the bill and produced it before the police at Kovalam station.
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VIDEO: Sweden forced to get rid of liquor, Kerala Polf is suspended
