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The '''2009 Beemapally Police Shooting''' was a [[List of cases of police brutality in India|police shooting]] that happened at [[Beemapally]], a coastal area in southern [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/kerala-clash-four-killed-in-police-firing/|title=Kerala clash: four killed in police firing|date=May 18, 2009}}</ref> Six people died and 42 others were injured. Four policemen were suspended and the city police commissioner was transferred in the aftermath.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2009/may/23/cheriyathura-police-chief-shifted-four-cops-suspended-51685.html|title=Cheriyathura: police chief shifted, four cops suspended|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>. The Home Department and Police under the then Home Minister [[Kodiyeri Balakrishnan]] in [[Achuthanandan ministry|leftist government led by V. S. Achuthanandan]] were responsible for the shootout. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Beemapalli incident a stain on the government: Kerala Home Minister|url=http://twocircles.net/2009jun25/beemapalli_incident_stain_government_kerala_home_minister.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=TwoCircles.net}}</ref>
The '''2009 Beemapally Police Shooting''' was a [[List of cases of police brutality in India|police shooting]] that happened at [[Beemapally]], a coastal area in southern [[Kerala]], [[India]] on 17 May 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/kerala-clash-four-killed-in-police-firing/|title=Kerala clash: four killed in police firing|date=May 18, 2009}}</ref> Six people died and 42 others were injured. Four policemen were suspended and the city police commissioner was transferred in the aftermath.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2009/may/23/cheriyathura-police-chief-shifted-four-cops-suspended-51685.html|title=Cheriyathura: police chief shifted, four cops suspended|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>. The Home Department and Police under the then Home Minister [[Kodiyeri Balakrishnan]] in [[Achuthanandan ministry|leftist government led by V. S. Achuthanandan]] were responsible for the shootout. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Beemapalli incident a stain on the government: Kerala Home Minister|url=http://twocircles.net/2009jun25/beemapalli_incident_stain_government_kerala_home_minister.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=TwoCircles.net}}</ref>. The previous day of shooting, ie. 16 May 2009, was the counting day of [[2009 Indian general election|Indian general election]] and the [[Left Democratic Front]] (LDF) could obtain [[2009 Indian general election in Kerala|only 4 seats out of 20 in Kerala]]. The shooting was created to avert the public attention on the defeat of the then ruling front in Kerala using Police. This became evident in the report by [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) state secretary [[Veliyam Bharghavan|Veliyam Bhargavan]] which was released later. The report says that in the coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram like [[Valiathura|Valiyathura]] and [[Beemapally]], party candidate P Ramachandran Nair could win the expected number of votes<ref>{{Cite web|title=CPI confesses to losing touch with grass roots|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2009/may/31/cpi-confesses-to-losing-touch-with-grass-roots-53512.html|access-date=2009-05-31|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>.


== Investigation ==
== Investigation ==
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== In popular culture ==
== In popular culture ==
The plot of the 2021 film ''[[Malik (film)|Malik]]'' is supposedly based on this event. Director Mahesh Narayanan replied that the movie was "taken from surroundings but it's still a fictional place with fictional characters."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-13|title=‘Malik’ was the toughest film for me to write: Director Mahesh Narayanan to TNM|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/malik-was-toughest-film-me-write-director-mahesh-narayanan-tnm-152255|access-date=2021-07-17|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>. In film, a Muslim aligned party was shown to be the brain behind the incidents, while in reality, so called parties have no roots in the area where incidents happened. Many criticised it as a rewriting of very recent history in favour of left wing politics using the convenience of [[Artistic license|cinematic liberty]], as all the events happened during the rule of a [[Achuthanandan ministry|leftist government]].
The plot of the 2021 film ''[[Malik (film)|Malik]]'' is supposedly based on this event. Director Mahesh Narayanan replied that the movie was "taken from surroundings but it's still a fictional place with fictional characters."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-13|title=‘Malik’ was the toughest film for me to write: Director Mahesh Narayanan to TNM|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/malik-was-toughest-film-me-write-director-mahesh-narayanan-tnm-152255|access-date=2021-07-17|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>. In film, a Muslim aligned party was shown to be the brain behind the incidents, while in reality, so called parties have no roots in the area where incidents happened. Many criticised it as a rewriting of very recent history in favour of left wing politics using the convenience of [[Artistic license|cinematic liberty]], as all the events happened during the rule of a [[Achuthanandan ministry|leftist government]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=മാലിക്: പറഞ്ഞതും പറയാത്തതും: OUT OF FOCUS: Malik Malayalam Movie Review|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cno2UXG0Bg8|access-date=2021-07-17|website=YouTube Channel of MediaOne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='മാലിക്ക്' മറ്റൊരു 'മെക്സിക്കൻ അപാരത'യെന്ന് ഒമർ ലുലു, മനസിലാകാത്തവർക്കായി ഒരു പത്രക്കട്ടിങ്ങും|url=https://www.samakalikamalayalam.com/chalachithram-film/2021/jul/16/director-omar-lulu-about-malik-movie-125801.html|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Samakalika Malayalam}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=‘ചങ്ക്സ് പോലുള്ള ചിത്രം ചെയ്ത ആള്‍ക്ക് മാലിക്കിനെ വിമർശിക്കാൻ എന്ത് യോഗ്യത’; മറുപടിയുമായി ഒമർ|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2021/07/17/omar-lulu-criticises-malik-movie-social-media-debate.html|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Malayala Manorama Online}}</ref>.




==References==
==References==

Revision as of 09:39, 17 April 2022

2009 Beemapally Police Shooting
LocationBeemapally, Kerala, India
Date17 May 2009
Deaths6
Injured42

The 2009 Beemapally Police Shooting was a police shooting that happened at Beemapally, a coastal area in southern Kerala, India on 17 May 2009.[1] Six people died and 42 others were injured. Four policemen were suspended and the city police commissioner was transferred in the aftermath.[2]. The Home Department and Police under the then Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan in leftist government led by V. S. Achuthanandan were responsible for the shootout. [3]. The previous day of shooting, ie. 16 May 2009, was the counting day of Indian general election and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) could obtain only 4 seats out of 20 in Kerala. The shooting was created to avert the public attention on the defeat of the then ruling front in Kerala using Police. This became evident in the report by Communist Party of India (CPI) state secretary Veliyam Bhargavan which was released later. The report says that in the coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram like Valiyathura and Beemapally, party candidate P Ramachandran Nair could win the expected number of votes[4].

Investigation

A judicial commission headed by district judge K. Ramakrishnan investigated the incident.[5] The Commission submitted a report to then chief minister Oommen Chandi in January 2012. Following the report, the state government requested the CBI to investigate the explosives found at the location.[6] The CBI submitted a closure report on 2013, stating they could not establish how the explosives arrived at the location and which people were behind it.[7]

The judicial commission report rejected allegations that the police firing is unjustifiable and concluded that it was the police action which prevented a large scale communal riot. The Beemapally Muslim Jama-Ath Action committee rejected the judicial commission report by saying "The Ramakrishnan Commission report has not offered any justice to the victims. In fact, it has portrayed people from the Muslim community in bad light" and demanded strong action against the policemen involved.[8]

The plot of the 2021 film Malik is supposedly based on this event. Director Mahesh Narayanan replied that the movie was "taken from surroundings but it's still a fictional place with fictional characters."[9]. In film, a Muslim aligned party was shown to be the brain behind the incidents, while in reality, so called parties have no roots in the area where incidents happened. Many criticised it as a rewriting of very recent history in favour of left wing politics using the convenience of cinematic liberty, as all the events happened during the rule of a leftist government [10][11][12].


References

  1. ^ "Kerala clash: four killed in police firing". 18 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Cheriyathura: police chief shifted, four cops suspended". The New Indian Express.
  3. ^ "Beemapalli incident a stain on the government: Kerala Home Minister". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ "CPI confesses to losing touch with grass roots". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Cheriyathura firing: Panel submits rerport to CM". The New Indian Express.
  6. ^ "CBI probe into source of explosive begins". News 18.
  7. ^ "Cheriyathura: CBI files closure report". The New Indian Express.
  8. ^ "Cheriyathura firing: Action Council rejects panel report". The New Indian Express.
  9. ^ "'Malik' was the toughest film for me to write: Director Mahesh Narayanan to TNM". The News Minute. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  10. ^ "മാലിക്: പറഞ്ഞതും പറയാത്തതും: OUT OF FOCUS: Malik Malayalam Movie Review". YouTube Channel of MediaOne. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  11. ^ "'മാലിക്ക്' മറ്റൊരു 'മെക്സിക്കൻ അപാരത'യെന്ന് ഒമർ ലുലു, മനസിലാകാത്തവർക്കായി ഒരു പത്രക്കട്ടിങ്ങും". Samakalika Malayalam. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  12. ^ "'ചങ്ക്സ് പോലുള്ള ചിത്രം ചെയ്ത ആള്‍ക്ക് മാലിക്കിനെ വിമർശിക്കാൻ എന്ത് യോഗ്യത'; മറുപടിയുമായി ഒമർ". Malayala Manorama Online. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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