Pooram row: Police HQ returns file on Ajith Kumar without remarks

State police chief says no ground for him to add comments on report prepared by predecessor

- SHAN A S @T'Puram

THE Police Headquarters (PHQ) has returned to the state government the report of former State Police Chief Shaik Darvesh Saheb on ADGP M R Ajith Kumar's alleged lapses during the 2024 Thrissur Pooram, without adding any remarks. The file was returned to the government last week as incumbent Police Chief Ravada A Chandrasekhar took a stand that there was no ground for him to add any remarks on the report, which was prepared by his predecessor after a detailed inquiry.

Earlier, the state government had forwarded Shaik's report to the PHQ seeking remarks of the new head of the force.

The move of the state government had appeared outlandish as the report was prepared after a detailed probe by the former police chief, who is senior to Ravada.