Nava Kerala Yatra assault: MLA calls for action against ex-ADGP

Kottayam: MLA A D Thomas MLA and Youth Congress state general secretary Ajay Jewel Kuriakose, who were allegedly assaulted during the Nava Kerala Yatra in 2023, demanded action against officials including former ADGP M R Ajithkumar for undermining the ‘rescue operation’ case in which the former chief minister’s gunmen attacked and injured them.

On Saturday, they arrived at the Alappuzha crime branch office to give their statements to the SIT. They said steps should be taken against officials, including the former ADGP, who they alleged worked to alter the report. Whether to add the remaining officials as accused will be decided after consulting legal experts. They alleged that the former ADGP summoned the then investigating officer, a crime branch DSP, to Thiruvananthapuram three times and got the report altered. They said they would meet the CM and the home minister again to demand action against those who influenced that senior officer.

Action against the former CM’s gunmen who committed the offence is expected, they said, adding that tampering with the report is a grave matter. They claimed this was not uncovered during the earlier probe. Even after two and a half years, police have not collected eyewitness statements or CCTV footage from the General Hospital junction. They added that this case should serve as a lesson to everyone who unjustly assaulted people for simply protesting.