Police to seek custody of mastermind behind statewide CSR fund scam
The New Indian Express Kochi
|February 03, 2025
WITH rising complaints necessitating a detailed interrogation of Anandu Krishnan, the mastermind behind a statewide scam that promised two-wheelers at half their price on the pretext of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funding, the Muvattupuzha police is set to submit a custody application in court on Monday.
"We are receiving an increasing number of complaints against the accused, with two cases registered at the Kothamangalam and Pothanikkad police stations on Saturday. In Muvattupuzha alone, the scam amounts to approximately Rs 7.95 crore. A thorough interrogation is necessary to gather more details about the operation, which is why we will be filing the custody application on Monday," said Muvattupuzha DySP P M Baiju.
This story is from the February 03, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kochi.
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