KANNUR: Kannur DFO K Sreenivas has stirred up a controversy by violating lockdown instructions. According to reports, the IFS officer has violated the instructions by travelling to Telangana along with his family. It is learnt that the officer had left the state via the Wayanad border in a private vehicle. Forest minister K Raju has ordered for an investigation regarding the matter.

According to the minister, the officer had left the state without any prior permission. Earlier, the forest department had rejected Sreenivas' leave application.