IGP caught ‘ copying’, asked to go on leave
Kochi/ Kozhikode, May 4: An inspector- general of the Kerala police was allegedly found trying to copy during an LLM examination on Monday, following which he has been asked by state home minister Ramesh Chennithala to proceed on compulsory leave immediately.
In s p e c t o r - g e n e r a l , Thrissur range, T. J. Jose, however, rejected the charge. He said he had written the examination and would appear for Tuesday’s paper as well.
“The incident is an insult to Kerala and the Kerala police. The IGP has been asked to go on compulsory leave immediately”, Mr Chennithala told reporters in Kozhikode.
Additional DGP ( North) Shankar Reddy will investigate the incident and file a report as early as possible, he said.
The invigilator concerned was apparently not aware that the person in question was an IPS officer.
Jose was allegedly trying to copy answers from the papers in his possession during the MG University LLM examination Crime - II paper held at St Paul’s College, Kalamasseri.
Taking a serious note of the incident, Mahatma Gandhi University has sought a report from the Kalamasseri St. Paul’s College principal.
“We have sought a report from the college authorities,” university vice- chancellor Babu Sebastian told PTI.
Jose will be debarred if he is found guilty, university sources said.
— PTI