THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Assaulting and killing anyone inside the lockup is not acceptable, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Such people will not be in service. The role of senior officials in the Nedukandam custody murder will be investigated, he informed the assembly.

Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala alleged that Idukki SP is a loyalist of Minister M M Mani. The Idukki scam was allegedly committed by a governing body including a CPM district secretariat member, said V D Satheesan. The opposition walked out of the assembly for not discussing the adjournment motion moved in the issue.

Meantime, it has been revealed that Idukki SP is reportedly involved in Nedumkandam custody murder. Rajkumar was subjected to brutal torture at the Nedumkandam police station as the SP had strictly directed that the money should be recovered from him. The DySP too reached the station as per the order of the SP.

The special branch and crime branch are probing all these things. Action will be taken against the SP after this. A case has not been taken against cops in the case.