Kerala police among few prioritising arrest procedures, Karnataka at bottom: Survey
New Delhi: A recent study on torture in custody has revealed that police in Kerala are the most likely to follow arrest procedures, while those in Karnataka are the least compliant.
The Status of Policing in India Report 2025: Police Torture and (Un)Accountability, highlighted by Deccan Herald, showed 94 percent policemen in Kerala who participated in a survey for the study reported that procedures were always followed while 6 percent said that they are followed sometimes. None of the officers from the state indicated that arrest procedures were rarely or never followed.
In contrast, 70 percent of police officers in Karnataka said they rarely or never comply with arrest procedures, while 13 percent claimed they always follow the procedures and 17 percent said they follow them sometimes.
The study, conducted by the NGO Common Cause with support from Lokniti, CSDS, and the Lal Family Foundation, further revealed that a majority of police personnel in states like Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka felt that giving minor punishments was preferable to a legal trial.
"Odisha (82 percent), Rajasthan (77 percent) and Kerala (72 percent) are the top three states where the police personnel reported greater preference for adherence to due process, whereas in Jharkhand (55 percent), Andhra Pradesh (51 percent) and Karnataka (51 percent), they are more likely to support the route of giving minor punishment to ‘criminals’ in small/minor offences rather than following a legal trial," the study mentioned.
Additionally, the report showed that Gujarat police were most likely to justify mob violence against suspects, with 57 percent of Gujarat police officers supporting the idea "to a great extent." In contrast, those from Kerala are least likely to do so with none supporting the idea, while 27 percent of officers in Karnataka justified it.
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Youtuber held for blocking convoy of Priyanka Gandhi MP
Thrissur (Kerala), (PTI): A YouTuber has been arrested here for allegedly blocking the convoy of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, police said on Monday.
The Mannuthy police took Aneesh Abraham, a resident of Elanadu, into custody in connection with the incident and released him later on station bail, a police officer said. His car was also seized.
The incident occurred around 9.30 pm on Saturday at Mannuthy Bypass Junction while Vadra was travelling from Vandoor, Malappuram, to Kochi Airport, after attending several programmes in her constituency and Malappuram district, police sources said.
According to police sources, the accused allegedly stopped his car in front of the convoy, reportedly irked by the honking of the pilot vehicle of the Wayanad MP.
When a police team led by Mannuthy Sub Inspector attempted to clear the block, he allegedly engaged in a confrontation with them.
Police have registered a case against him for deliberately driving into the convoy, endangering lives, and disobeying police directives, police officers added.
