THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A police official has been suspended for consuming liquor in uniform with a goonda. Jeehan, a civil police officer of Pothencode police station, has been suspended for his act.

The incident came to light after a picture that showed the cop consuming liquor with the notorious goonda Kuttan in a room rented by the land mafia, was released. DIG R Nishanthini started a probe on the incident after the picture was obtained. Action was taken after confirming his links with the goonda.

Kuttan has been remanded in the murder case of goonda Mental Deepu. A dispute between Kuttan and Deepu in the same room where the cop consumed liquor ended in the murder. He died after the hit he got on his head.

It was alleged earlier that some cops of Pothencode station have some illicit connections with the goons. It was also alleged that the police often take a stand protecting the goons. The charge sheet was filed in the Pothencode Sudheesh murder case recently. There are serious lapses in it. The crucial record of the accused destroying evidence after the murder has not been submitted along with the charge sheet. The police also failed to produce authentic documents about the vehicles used by the accused to commit the murder. It has been alleged that this was done to save the goons wanted by the police.