Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 15 -- Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker AN Shamseer has claimed that compared to other states, third-degree and custodial torture are very low in Kerala.

He was reacting to the alleged custodial torture of Youth Congress leader Sujith V inside Kunnamkulam Police Station in Thrissur in 2023.

"Compared to other states, third-degree and custody torture are very low here... In a prudent society, nobody will endorse custodial atrocity," Shamseer told ANI.

"In the police force, various types of people are working... When they commit crimes, the government takes action. That is the only solution. Such situations should not be tolerated in any case. CM Pinarayi Vijayan will not allow such situations to happen in Ker...