The Crime Branch team probing the arson attack on the Sandeepananda Giri ashram in Kundamankadavu in 2018 has recommended action against police officials including two Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySP) for multiple lapses during the early stages of the investigation.
The investigation team submitted a detailed report to the State Police Chief and the Crime Branch head to flag various irregularities that were detected in the initial probe of the sensational case.
The initial case had been registered at the Poojappura police station, following which the probe was taken over by a special investigation team led by the Assistant Commissioners of Cantonment and Control Room police.
