Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 28 -- Four Keralam police officers were suspended on Tuesday for alleged lapses in the investigation into the Mercedes-Benz car crash in Kochi, home minister Ramesh Chennithala announced in the state assembly. The home minister had admitted in the assembly that police lapses in the case had led to the accused being granted bail by the magistrate. All four officers were attached to the Cheranalloor police station, where the FIR was registered in connection with the October 25 accident. The suspended officers were identified as CI Shyam Kumar KS, SHO Vishwajith VS, Grade SI Manoj KT and ACPO Arun Joshi. The alleged lapses included failing to apply stringent provisions against the minor accused on the day of the incident and forcing a member of the victim's family to delete from his phone a photograph of the minor accused, said an officer.htc...