T’puram: Home minister Ramesh Chennithala has directed the state police chief to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the violence reported during the Chevayur Service Cooperative Bank election in Kozhikode along with the allegations of police failure to prevent the incidents.Chennithala has also instructed that a detailed investigation be conducted and a report submitted within three weeks. The direction follows complaints alleging large-scale violence during the bank election held on Nov 16, 2024. Although the high court had directed that the Medical College police provide security for the election, the complaints alleged that the officers concerned failed to prevent the violence.The complaints, submitted by Congress functionaries including Kozhikode MP M K Raghavan and Kozhikode DCC president K Praveenkumar, also alleged that more than 5,000 fake identity cards were used by CPM workers to manipulate the election process. Following these complaints, the home minister ordered that the matter be investigated by an SIT.
