Kozhikode: Rural Police Chief K E Baiju on Sunday admitted that certain police personnel had deliberately created trouble and used lathis against protestors during the recent incident at Perambra, which left Congress MP Shafi Parambil injured.

Speaking at a police welfare event in Vadakara, Baiju clarified that there was no official lathi-charge during the protest.

“A lathi-charge is conducted only after a whistle is blown, and that did not happen in Perambra. However, we realised that some among us purposefully tried to create trouble. We are using AI-based tools to identify those responsible,” Baiju said.

He added that visuals confirmed the MP was hit from behind. “We had verified all available footage earlier and found no evidence of an official lathi-charge. We stand by that finding,” he said.

Congress accuses police of targeting MP

The incident had triggered state-wide protests by the Congress and the United Democratic Front (UDF), which accused the police of targeting Parambil.

Following the incident, Baiju had earlier stated that Parambil might have been injured by tear gas shells used to disperse the crowd.

Shafi Parambil, who suffered nasal fractures, is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kozhikode. He was injured in a police lathi-charge on Friday evening, following a confrontation between United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) workers after the college union election at CKGM Government College.