By Sachin Jose
KOTTAYAM: In view of
general elections on April 10, the State Election Commission has
issued certain norms including transfer of police officers, posted in
their respective districts, to other districts.
Of 15 Circle
Inspectors in the district, 13 have been transferred. And of 42
Station House Officers of Sub-Inspector rank, 28 have been
transferred.
State Election
Commissioner K Sasidharan Nair said, "The officers posted in
their own district are being transferred to other stations or
departments in order to hold a free and fair election.
"According to
norms, all public servants including police officers are not supposed
to attend public meetings during election period."
Superintendent of
Police MP Dinesh said, "Though polling booths in the district
does not come under vulnerable or inaccessible category, more forces
will be recruited from other states and Central Reserve Police Force
to maintain security."
Mr Dinesh added
that they the election has also ordered arrest of those on warrant in
order to maintain peaceful election, but they may get out on bail and
retain their eligibility to vote.
Kottayam East CI
Rejo P Joseph was transferred to Crime Branch and was replaced by
Perumbavoor Rural CI V Roy. Kottayam West CI AJ Thomas has been
transferred to Vigilance Department replaced by Panthalam CI
Zachariah Mathew.
Mr Thomas said, "I
have been here from Jan 2010, it's difficult to leave my colleagues
with whom I have achieved many milestones in career including the
successful Operation Gurukulam."
Mr Mathew said, "It
will take him about two weeks to acquaint with the town as he is new
here. When I came here to take charge Saturday last, I was confused
between Central and Aida Junctions."
Also, Pampadi SI U
Sreejith was posted at Kottayam East replacing SI KP Thomson, who has
been stationed at Pala. And West SI Anoop Jose has been transferred
to Chengannur in Alappuzha District, replaced by Gandhinagar SI Jiju
TR.
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