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Indian police official's Bahrain visit sparks a row
A TOP Indian policeman has been suspended after reportedly travelling to Bahrain without permission. Kerala's Inspector General of Police Tomin J Thachankary, who heads the state department's Internet crime cell, allegedly visited four GCC countries without following strict protocol rules and notifying his superiors.Mr Thachankary is identified as being close to the leadership of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) that leads the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and there were allegations that his visit to the Gulf coincided with an ongoing roadshow by the party leadership in the region. [The] Party's Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan and his delegation are currently on a 30-day tour of the Gulf in a fundraising drive that began in Saudi Arabia early this month. Sudheesh Kumar, who is the State Crime Records Bureau inspector-general, has been appointed in his place. Posted by: Pappy 2010-04-19 |
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