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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The high-level inquiry team probing the allegations against Law and Order ADGP M R Ajith Kumar met at the Police Headquarters on Friday where a marathon discussion lasting more than eight hours was held.

The meeting was convened by State Police Chief Shaik Darvesh Saheb prior to handing over the inquiry report to the state government on Saturday. The report, sources said, has adverse findings against the ADGP on matters, including his meetings with RSS leaders.

The report, however, brushed aside the justification and said those whom he had met were political leaders who held constitutional posts while the RSS leaders did not hold such posts. The state government was informed about the meetings after the Special Branch reported it. The incidents were in violation of the service rules, and brought disrepute to the force, the report said.

It is learnt that the report does not have any findings against the officer on the allegation that he had sabotaged the probe into a murder case registered in Nilambur. Since the allegations of corruption, amassment of wealth and misappropriation of gold that were seized from smuggling rackets were handed over to the Vigilance, it was the meetings with RSS leaders that was mainly inquired by the high-level team. It was the State Police Chief, who conducted inquiry into the ADGP’s meetings with the RSS national leaders.

The high-level team had twice recorded the statements of Ajith Kumar during the inquiry. The statements were recorded by Saheb in the presence of some of the members of the inquiry team.

The report will be crucial for Ajith Kumar as CM Pinarayi Vijayan had said that further course of action against the officer will be based on the report.

‘Govt not informed of ADGP-RSS meetings’

The high-level inquiry team’s report mentioned that the state government was not informed about ADGP M CR Ajith Kumar’s meetings with RSS leaders. The government came to know about it after the Special Branch reported it, says the report.