KOLLAM: Four policemen, including the Kilikollur SHO, were suspended after it was found that the police had fabricated a case against soldier Vishnu and his brother Vignesh and brutally beat them up.

South Region IG P Prakash has suspended SHO K Vinod, SI AP Aneesh, ASI Prakash Chandran and Sr. CPO Manikantan Pillai. The action is based on the investigation report submitted by DIG Nishanthini

With the incident becoming a huge controversy, the DGP instructed Vinod to stay away from station duties. Later, the authorities decided to suspend the four officers. T other three have been transferred from Kilikollur station. The IG has ordered a departmental inquiry against these officials. As part of this, District Crime Records Bureau ACP recorded Vignesh's statement yesterday.