Crime Branch
Coverage of Crime Branch in the Nexus archive.
- Crime Branch probe ordered into alleged irregularities in Kerala Public Service Commission selection process
A Crime Branch investigation has been ordered into alleged irregularities in the Kerala Public Service Commission selection process. The Chief Minister stated the allegations are serious and the probe will examine all complaints received regarding various examinations.
- Crime Branch to probe vendor’s death
The Crime Branch is investigating the death of a vendor. The probe aims to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
- Firing at Pune businessman's office: Suspected Bishnoi gang member apprehended from Rajasthan
A suspected Bishnoi gang member, Pawan Ram, was apprehended in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district following a firing incident at a Pune businessman's office. The arrest was made by the crime branch on July 3, 2026.
- Maradu flats case in Kerala: Ex-CPI(M) panchayat president, builders, architect and officials charge-sheeted
Former Maradu panchayat president and CPI(M) leader K. A. Devassy, former panchayat secretary M. Muhammad Ashraf, former junior superintendent P. E. Joseph, and former upper division clerk R. Jayaram Naik were arraigned as the accused in three cases booked by the Crime Branch.
- Crime Branch takes over probe into death of nursing student in Kollam
Crime Branch has taken over the investigation into the death of Febina Sajan, a 23-year-old nursing student from a private nursing college in Kollam, who was found dead on January 18, 2026.