The State government on Sunday transferred Thrissur District Police Chief Ankit Asokan and Assistant Commissioner Sudarshan with the permission of the Election Commission of India, even as the controversy surrounding the delay in the Thrissur Pooram fireworks display and alleged excessive police restrictions on the public appeared to snowball into a major issue in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency just days ahead of the elections.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has also ordered the State Police Chief to conduct a probe into the multiple complaints regarding the conduct of the police machinery during the Thrissur Pooram festivities on Friday and submit a report within a week.
