Kerala IPS officer Sujith Das suspended after Left MLA alleges links with smugglers

Anvar had alleged that Das had links with smugglers while serving as SP of Malappuram district. He claimed that police busted several smuggling cases outside Kozhikode international airport. After Customs clearance, police would chase the gangs and seize gold, he claimed, adding that even if smuggled gold is detected during Customs checking, the smugglers were allowed to move out from the airport.

Outside, police would act on the tip-off from Customs and seize the gold, he said. Only a portion of the seized gold will be handed over to Customs and the rest would go to police, he said.

The allegation had snowballed into a major political controversy after Anvar alleged ADGP law and order M R Ajith Kumar was also involved.

DIG Ajeetha Begum was entrusted with investigating the allegations against Das. The DIG, in her report, had found serious lapses on the part of the SP, following which the officer was suspended.

Das was embroiled in another controversy after Anvar released an audio clip, in which the IPS officer can purportedly be heard pleading with the Left MLA to withdraw a complaint in relation to an alleged illegal felling of trees at SP camp office compound in Malappuram.