KSEB employee, bar staff held for giving alcohol to school students in Chalakudy

Chalakudy police have arrested a KSEB employee and two bar staff for luring two underage school students into a bar and serving them alcohol. The accused have been charged under the Juvenile Justice Act and the Abkari Act and remanded in custody.

The incident occurred on August 7, 2025, near a school in Chaipankuzhi. According to the police, KSEB employee Snehesh (44), of Palissery, Annamanada, allegedly took the students on his motorcycle to a bar in Mothirakkanni, where he bought them beer.

Bar staff Divakaran (45), and Aneesh (34), were also arrested for serving alcohol to the students. A special police team arrested them.

The police said a report will be submitted against Snehesh for departmental action. “Stringent action will continue against crimes that threaten student safety,” said Rural Police chief the police B Krishnakumar.