Thiruvananthapuram: SHO Ithihas Thaha and ASI Vinod at the Pothencode police station have been suspended for accepting bribes from a soil mafia gang. 

The bribery case investigation was led by Neyyattinkara DySP Amminikutty. Phone calls, WhatsApp messages and video calls of the cops were traced as part of the investigation. 

The investigation team also received a phone recording of the mafia gang members in which they were talking about the money handed over to the cops.

ASI Vinod had apparently faced disciplinary action earlier as well, for his involvement in a different case.