CMRL pay-off case: Keralam begins examining ED report seeking case against Pinarayi Vijayan, kin
ED sends 25-page report to State Police Chief (SPC) Ravada A. Chandrasekhar under Section 66(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, enclosing findings and supporting evidence from its investigation. The SPC’s scrutiny of the ED report will determine whether the material warrants registration of a First Information Report, referral to the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, or any other…
A 51-year-old man, Thayakath Fazal, who had been on the run for 29 years after securing bail in an attempt-to-murder case, was arrested by the Kannur City Police in Keralam on Monday. Fazal, a native of Meenkunnu in Azhikode, was sought in connection with an attack on Sunil Kumar with a deadly weapon near the Azhikode Lighthouse in 1997.
After fleeing abroad, Fazal spent time in Dubai and Poland before moving to Ireland, where he had been living and working for the past five years. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Kannur City Police, led by Kannur City Police Commissioner Vijaya Bharat Reddy, conducted a detailed probe that led to his arrest. Fazal returned to his hometown in Kerala on September 6, 2026, and was taken into custody.
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