KOLLAM: The Special Crime Branch DySP, investigating the incident where an old man was assaulted by a sub-inspector on probation, has handed over his report to the Kollam Rural SP. The report states that there was a serious lapse from the part of the sub-inspector Shajeem who assaulted the man and later refused to take him to the hospital. The man, Ramanandan Nair, was manhandled by Shajeem as he did not wear a helmet while travelling by bike.

The incident was shot by someone on a mobile phone and the video was later posted on the internet. Following this, Kollam Rural SP Harishankar assigned Special Branch DySP D Vinod to investigate the incident.