Vigilance seeks permission to prosecute Kerala DGP Tomin Thachankary in bribery case

By Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:  The Vigilance has sought permission from the Kerala authorities to prosecute DGP Tomin J Thachankary in reference to a bribery case registered in opposition to him. Vigilance director Manoj Abraham has written to the Home Department following directions by the Special Vigilance Court Thiruvananthapuram.

Though Vigilance had submitted a report giving clear chit to Thachankary per week in the past, the court docket rejected the identical and directed Vigilance to conduct an in depth investigation into the matter.

The case in opposition to Tomin Thachankary was registered when Jacob Thomas was heading the VACB. As per the case, Thachankary, whereas serving as Transport Commissioner, had accepted a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from Sharavanan, the then Regional Transport Officer (RTO) of Palakkad.

Though the complainant Sharavanan had submitted an audio tape together with the plaint, Sharavanan later instructed the Vigilance that he had not recorded the dialog. The particular investigation unit additionally couldn’t discover the cellphone allegedly utilized by Thachankary whereas asking for a bribe.

According to the investigating company, no proof may very well be discovered to show the costs in opposition to Thachankary. The workforce reported its findings to Vigilance Court in Thiruvananthapuram in September 2020, whereas recommending a department-level probe in opposition to the controversial police officer.

The Vigilance Court nevertheless requested why Thachankary was given clear chit when there was enough proof in opposition to him. The court docket additionally instructed the Vigilance to hunt permission from the federal government to go on with the investigation in opposition to Thachankary.

Thachankary, who’s going through trial in one other vigilance case on disproportionate property, was promoted to the rank of DGP after the retirement of BS Mohammed Yasin. The ongoing vigilance instances are stated to have prevented the federal government from selecting Thachankary for the highest publish of State Police Chief. Instead, he was appointed because the Chairman and Managing Director of the Kerala Financial Corporation. The 1987-batch IPS officer is among the senior-most officers within the state police.
 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:  The Vigilance has sought permission from the Kerala authorities to prosecute DGP Tomin J Thachankary in reference to a bribery case registered in opposition to him. Vigilance director Manoj Abraham has written to the Home Department following directions by the Special Vigilance Court Thiruvananthapuram.

Though Vigilance had submitted a report giving clear chit to Thachankary per week in the past, the court docket rejected the identical and directed Vigilance to conduct an in depth investigation into the matter.

The case in opposition to Tomin Thachankary was registered when Jacob Thomas was heading the VACB. As per the case, Thachankary, whereas serving as Transport Commissioner, had accepted a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from Sharavanan, the then Regional Transport Officer (RTO) of Palakkad.

Though the complainant Sharavanan had submitted an audio tape together with the plaint, Sharavanan later instructed the Vigilance that he had not recorded the dialog. The particular investigation unit additionally couldn’t discover the cellphone allegedly utilized by Thachankary whereas asking for a bribe.

According to the investigating company, no proof may very well be discovered to show the costs in opposition to Thachankary. The workforce reported its findings to Vigilance Court in Thiruvananthapuram in September 2020, whereas recommending a department-level probe in opposition to the controversial police officer.

The Vigilance Court nevertheless requested why Thachankary was given clear chit when there was enough proof in opposition to him. The court docket additionally instructed the Vigilance to hunt permission from the federal government to go on with the investigation in opposition to Thachankary.

Thachankary, who’s going through trial in one other vigilance case on disproportionate property, was promoted to the rank of DGP after the retirement of BS Mohammed Yasin. The ongoing vigilance instances are stated to have prevented the federal government from selecting Thachankary for the highest publish of State Police Chief. Instead, he was appointed because the Chairman and Managing Director of the Kerala Financial Corporation. The 1987-batch IPS officer is among the senior-most officers within the state police.