The Enforcement Directorate confiscated the property of accused Monson Mavungal in the fake antiquities case.  ED confiscated property worth Rs.1 crore and eighty eight lakhs.  The confiscation will include house and deposits with KSFE.  Monson, his wife, Monsie Mavungal, and their two children have temporarily confiscated the money in their accounts.

 Monson Mavungal is the first accused in the financial fraud case and the second accused is KPCC president K Sudhakaran.  The evidence given by the complainants and the statement of Monson and his staff are the evidences that the Crime Branch has against K Sudhakaran.  The case is that the complainants paid Rs 25 lakh as requested by Monson and K Sudhakaran received Rs 10 lakh out of it.

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Malayalam actor Dileep, who is an accused in the 2017 actress assault case.

A single judge bench of Justice Sophy Thomas dismissed the appeal filed by the State government, which had challenged the order of the trial court refusing to cancel Dileep’s bail.

The prosecution had alleged that Dileep, who is the eighth accused in the case, had tried to influence witnesses and tamper with evidence after being released on bail.

The trial court had rejected the prosecution’s plea to cancel Dileep’s bail, observing that there was no prima facie evidence to support the allegations.

The High Court, in its order, said that the observations made by the trial court in the bail cancellation order will not have any bearing on the main case.

The court also said that the prosecution has not been able to make out a case for cancellation of Dileep’s bail.

Dileep was arrested in July 2017 for allegedly conspiring to abduct and assault a popular Malayalam actress. He was released on bail in October 2017.

The trial in the case is currently underway in a special court in Ernakulam.

 Kochi: There is no death sentence for the accused in the murder case of RMP leader TP Chandrasekaran.  Accused one to eight were sentenced to 20 years in prison.  The High Court order upheld the conviction of the trial court.  Six accused, including the first accused in the case, Anoop, were also sentenced to double life imprisonment.  The High Court also ordered that the sentence should not be commuted before the completion of 20 years.

 The trial court sentenced KK Krishnan and Jyoti Babu to life imprisonment.  The order said that Rs 7.50 lakh should be paid to KK Rama and Rs 5 lakh to his son Abhinand.  Accused one to seven in the case are MC Anoop, Manoj Kumar (Kirmani Manoj), NK Sunil Kumar (Kodi Suni), TK Rajish, MK Muhammad Shafi, S Sijith (Annan Sijith), K Shinoj, eighth accused KC Ramachandran, 11th accused in the conspiracy.  Manoj (Trouser Manoj), the 18th accused PV Rafeeq (Banana Padachi Rafeeq, KK Krishnan and Jyoti Babu) were sentenced by the High Court.

 A division bench of the High Court passed the judgment on KK Rama’s plea to increase the punishment of the accused.  Earlier, the trial court sentenced 11 accused to life imprisonment and one to 3 years rigorous imprisonment.  The High Court was approached against this.  The report of the jail superintendent of the prisons where the accused have served their sentence, the report given by the medical college doctor regarding the mental health of the accused and the report on the social character of the accused have been handed over to the court.  After the defendant informed the court that he had not received a copy of the reports, the case was adjourned to tuesday for the defendant to examine the report and sentence.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Ministry of Railways has reduced the ticket price of passenger trains.  The passenger and MEMU train fares, which were increased during the Covid period, have now been restored.  The minimum charge has been reduced from Rs 30 to Rs 10.  The announcement came as a relief to regular passengers.

 Northern Railway has changed the fare two days ago.  The Railways had clarified that as soon as the order is received, it will be implemented everywhere.  Short-distance fares will also come down proportionately after reaching the old rates.  Tickets are available through UTS apps.

 The Ministry of Railways had stopped passenger trains during the covid period to avoid crowds.  Passenger trains came back after covid but the same fare was charged as express trains.  People’s representatives and various organizations have been demanding for a long time to go back to the old rates.

Kerala, India: Popular Malayalam actor Suraj Venjaramoodu’s driving license has been suspended by the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) following a traffic incident last year.

According to reports, the incident occurred on the night of July 29, 2023, on the Thamaram-Karanakod Road in Ernakulam. Venjaramoodu’s car allegedly hit a bike driven by 31-year-old Sharath from Manjeri, causing him to sustain injuries, including a fractured right thumb and injuries to his other four toes.

The MVD initiated an investigation and issued three show-cause notices to Suraj Venjaramoodu, seeking an explanation for the incident. However, the actor reportedly failed to respond to any of the notices. Consequently, the MVD decided to take action and suspend his driving license.

The Palarivattom Police had registered an FIR (First Information Report) in the case and transferred it to the MVD for further investigation. The MVD also confirmed receiving confirmation receipts for the registered notices sent to Suraj Venjaramoodu.

Alappuzha: Son beat his mother to death in Kayamkulam, Alappuzha. Shantamma (72), a native of Pudupally, died. The police arrested his son Brahmadevan (43).

The incident happened last night. Shantamma was taken to a private hospital but died. Later, when she was brought to the Alappuzha Vandanam Medical College Hospital for post-mortem, the doctor expressed suspicion that the elderly woman had died due to a blow to the head.

The police said that when his son Brahmadeva was interrogated, he confessed to the crime. Only mother and son were in the house. The two used to fight. After a verbal dispute, the mother was beaten by her son. After the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the relatives.