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Former Kerala DGP Sentenced in Disproportionate Assets Case
A court in Kottayam found former police chief Tomin J Thachankary guilty in a wealth case.
Prosecutors said he had more money and property than could be explained by his official income.
The alleged wrongdoing took place between 2003 and 2007.
A 2007 police report estimated the unexplained wealth at as much as 135 percent.
The case was formally charged in 2013 but took many years to reach trial.
The Kerala High Court later told the special court to speed up the proceedings.
The vigilance court sentenced Thachankary to four years in prison.
It also ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 30 lakh.
The prosecutor said the sentence meant he would have to be taken to prison and could not receive bail from the trial court.
A special vigilance court in Kottayam sentenced former DGP Tomin J Thachankary to four years of rigorous imprisonment.
The court also ordered Thachankary to pay a fine of Rs 30 lakh.
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau alleged he accumulated assets disproportionate to his known income between 2003 and 2007.
A 2007 FIR estimated the alleged excess wealth at up to 135 percent, while the charge sheet was filed in 2013.
The trial resumed after a Kerala High Court directive addressing prolonged delays and ordering the case to proceed on the existing final report.
- Who
- Former Kerala-cadre IPS officer and ex-DGP Tomin J Thachankary was sentenced following a Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau case.
- What
- He received four years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 30 lakh fine in a disproportionate assets case.
- Where
- The sentence was issued by a special vigilance court in Kottayam, Kerala.
- When
- The alleged asset accumulation occurred between 2003 and 2007; the sentence was delivered on Thursday, while the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The prosecution alleged that Thachankary accumulated wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Key facts
- Sentence
- Four years of rigorous imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 30 lakh
- Alleged period
- 2003 to 2007
- Estimated excess
- Up to 135 percent, according to the 2007 FIR
- Charge sheet
- Filed in 2013
- Retirement
- Thachankary retired in 2023 as a DGP-rank officer
- Case delay
- The Kerala High Court directed the special court in August 2025 to expedite framing of charges based on the existing final report
Quotes
K K Sreekanth
Prosecutor in the vigilance court case
“He will have to be lodged in prison as the sentence exceeds three years. The trial court cannot grant bail to him.”
indianexpress.com
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