Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 26 -- Senior Kerala police officer Abhilash David is at the center of a storm of serious allegations, ranging from the alleged sabotage of a cyber-terrorism investigation linked to a national power grid attack to the assault of a sitting Member of Parliament.

The case has raised questions about misconduct, controversial reinstatement, and alleged political patronage, according to cybersecurity experts here today.

The controversy surfaced following a detailed complaint by a cybersecurity expert and public accusations by Congress MP Shafi Parambil. The origins of the scandal reportedly date back to 2019, when a SCADA cybersecurity expert claimed that his research exposing vulnerabilities in India's power grid was st...