KATTAPPANA: It has been alleged that a Dalit youth was manhandled by the ASI of the Kattappana police station. It was Nankuthotty native Ajesh Kumar who lodged a complaint against ASI Suresh Kumar with the district police chief.

A police team led by ASI Suresh Kumar had arrived at Ajesh Kumar's house to conduct an investigation into the complaint that Ajesh Kumar's dog was hacked by his neighbours. In his complaint, Ajesh Kumar alleged that the ASI was drunk and that he brutally manhandled him after coming to his house. The ASI even went on to attack Ajesh's mother and wife and used foul language toward them. Ajesh Kumar alleged that the ASI threatened to frame him in a fake case if he revealed about the beating to anyone.