Kerala Court Finds Former DGP Tomin J Thachankary Guilty In Disproportionate Assets Case

A Kerala Vigilance court on Thursday (September 17) found former Director General of Police Tomin J. Thachankary guilty in a disproportionate assets case.

The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam Sri. K.V. Rejanish pronounced the verdict today.

Thachankary has been sentenced to 4 years' imprisonment and ₹30.8 lakhs fine. 

The allegation against Thachankary was that, during the period from 01.01.2003 to 04.07.2007, he acquired and possessed assets worth Rs.64,70,891/-, which was disproportionate and 135.80% in excess of his known sources of income.

He had filed an application for discharge under Section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in the Special Court, which was dismissed on 29th May 2020. This order of the Special Court was subsequently challenged before the High Court but it was not pressed, and thereby dismissed.

Pursuant to such development, the State issued an order dated 28th January 2021, granting sanction for conducting further investigation of the case by another special investigation unit of the VACB. This order was issued by the Government on the basis of a representation made to it by the accused. 

Bobby Kuruvilla, who claimed to be an anti-corruption crusader and on whose complaint the vigilance case arose, had challenged the afore government order and last year, the Division Bench had set it aside.

Case No: CC/3/2020

Case Title: State of Kerala v. Tomin J. Thachankary

Counsel for the State: Sreekanth K.K. - Public Prosecutor

Counsel for the accused: V.N. Anilkumar, Cimil Cherian Kottalil

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