Police official suspended for links with 'godman'

Tue, May 13 06:37 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (PTI) The Kerala government today suspended a Deputy Superintendent of Police for alleged links with controversial godman Santhosh Madhavan alias Amrita Chaitanya, arrested earlier in the day in a cheating case. The action was being taken against the police official on the ground that he had behaved unbecoming of a member of the police force, official sources said.

Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan directed the police top brass to place Sam Christie Daniel under suspension pending inquiry, official sources said. Daniel, who was DYSP in Alappuzha, was reportedly close to Santhosh Madhavan and was involved in arranging the party in connection with Madhavan's wedding.

The self-styled godman is facing the charge of cheating an NRI woman from Kerala of Rs 45 lakhs. PTI.

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