Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Kerala Police Say Gujarat Counterparts Hid Palakkad Raids
Gujarat Police conducted searches in Palakkad, Kerala, in connection with the Ravi Nair case.
Kerala police officials said they were not told about the searches before they happened.
The secretary of Kerala’s senior police officer, P Vijayan, said Vijayan did not know about the raid.
Other police sources said Gujarat Police informed Kerala authorities only after the searches were over.
This later information reportedly included the office of Kerala’s Director General of Police.
Kerala officials said police in different states may need to coordinate before an operation.
They said this can help prevent law-and-order problems.
The article therefore describes a disagreement about whether Kerala Police were properly informed before the searches.
Kerala officials told The Quint they were not informed before Gujarat Police searched locations in Palakkad.
The personal secretary of Kerala ADGP P Vijayan said Vijayan was “totally clueless” about the raid beforehand.
Police sources said Kerala Police, including the Director General of Police’s office, received an intimation after the searches.
The searches were connected to the Ravi Nair case, according to the article’s headline.
Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan’s media secretary said interstate operations may require coordination to prevent law-and-order problems.
- Who
- Gujarat Police conducted the searches; Kerala Police officials, including ADGP P Vijayan, said they were not informed beforehand.
- What
- Searches were conducted in Palakkad in connection with the Ravi Nair case, with Kerala officials disputing the timing of inter-state police notification.
- When
- The article does not provide a date; Kerala Police sources said notification came after the searches.
- Where
- Palakkad, Kerala.
- Why
- The searches were related to the Ravi Nair case; the article does not specify further details.
Kerala Officials’ Account
Police Sources’ Account
Timing of notification
Kerala Officials’ Account
Kerala officials said Gujarat Police did not inform Kerala Police before conducting the searches in Palakkad.
Police Sources’ Account
Police sources said an intimation was given to Kerala Police, including the Director General of Police’s office, after the searches had been conducted.
Need for coordination
Kerala Officials’ Account
Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan’s media secretary said interstate operations may require coordination with the police authorities of the state where they occur, particularly to avoid law-and-order issues.
Police Sources’ Account
The article does not report a specific response from Gujarat Police to the criticism about advance coordination.
- Case
- Ravi Nair case
- Searching agency
- Gujarat Police
- Location
- Palakkad, Kerala
- Kerala official cited
- P Vijayan, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order)
- Advance notice
- Kerala officials said they were not informed before the searches.
- Later intimation
- Police sources said Kerala Police, including the Director General of Police’s office, were informed after the searches.
- Coordination concern
- Kerala officials said interstate operations may require coordination to avoid law-and-order issues.