May 20, 2025 08:50 PM IST Custodial harassment of Dalit woman ‘unacceptable’: Kerala CM Kozhikode , Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday described the alleged custodial harassment of a Dalit woman at a police station in Thiruvananthapuram as “unacceptable”. Addressing a press conference here, he said action has already been taken against the police personnel responsible following an investigation into the matter. However, the CM also defended his office, which the woman had approached to lodge a complaint against the police. He said the CMO took necessary steps the very next day, forwarding the woman’s complaint to authorities for follow-up. “Detention of the woman at the police station was something that should not have occurred,” Vijayan said in response to a question. “She approached the office and handed over the complaint. They assured her that her complaint would be examined. The complaint was examined the next day itself, and action had been taken in that regard.” He said the woman also sought the intervention of the CMO in the case registered against her, which …