Thiruvananthpuram:
The Kerala government revoked the suspension of controversial senior Indian Police Services (IPS) officer Tomin J Thachankery, who was suspended in January for violation of service rules.
His suspension period ended on Thursday and he was reinstated on the basis of recommendation of a high-level committee, headed by Chief Secretary K Jayakumar, official sources said, adding his new post would be decided later.
Holding the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG), he was Managing Director of MarketFed when he was suspended.
The charge against him was of a foreign trip that he made to Qatar while he was IG of Kannur range without obtaining necessary government permission.
He allegedly met some people with fundamental links, but a probe by National Investigating Agency had found no such evidence. However, he was found to have violated All India Service Rules.
Mr Thachankery was suspended from service by the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in April 2010 for undertaking the trip without its prior consent.
Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan said cabinet decision to reinstate Thachankery appears 'mysterious' and Chief Minister Oommen Chandy should clarify whether was reinstated with the Centre's clearance.