Kerala Police - Honours and Achievements

Honours and Achievements

• In 2008, Palakkad town south police station earned the award for the best police station in India and the second best in the south Asian region. According to the award committee of Altus Global Alliance of Netherlands, it had a score of 85 when the average score in Kerala was 65 and the national average score was 75.
• Kerala police had successfully solved Chelambra bank robbery case, considered to be one of the biggest bank theft in the state’s history. The robbers made a hole on the ground floor of the bank and got away with 80 kilograms of gold and Rs. 25 lakhs in the early hours of 30 December 2007. It was a challenging task for police as the robbers had left no clues and were given many calls to divert the track of the inquiry. However, the police have arrested four main culprits on 28 February 2008 and recovered 80% of the looted gold and cash.
• In February 2012, the Kerala police charged two Italian marines aboard the MV Enrica Lexie identified as Latorre Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone with murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and arrested them for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen identified as Ajesh Binki (aged 25, Tamil Nadu) and Gelastine (aged 45, Kerala). The shooting resulted in a major diplomatic fallout between India and Italy. The Italian marines stated that they shot in self-defense after an attempted boarding. The Indian officials state that the fishermen were innocent and that the deaths could have been avoided if the Italians had exercised restraint.