TRIVANDRUM: The government looks iron-fisted in its move to bust the unholy nexus between gang criminals and police officials. A recent report revealed the names of 3 DYSPs, 4 CI personnel, 5 SI, and more than 10 CPOs in good cohorts with criminals in the city. The government has asked to immediately suspend all such tainted names from service. Almost 150 police personnel will be taken away from law and order duty. Meanwhile, all police officials from the Mangalapuram station will be transferred in a punitive move.

The corrupted bonding shared between police officials with these criminals shows in the burgeoning land mafia crimes happening in the city. It is an openly kept secret that the land mafia gangs in the city thrive with the tacit support of the police forces. Intelligence head TK Vinodkumar has prepared a list of alleged officers in connection with criminals. The list has been transferred to both the Chief Minister and the DGP.