Ex-Keralam DGP Tomin Thachankary found guilty in disproportionate assets case
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau registered the case in 2007 alleging that Thachankary had amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income between 2003 and 2007
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, former Keralam Director General of Police (DGP) Tomin J. Thachankary was found guilty in a disproportionate assets case by the Vigilance Court in Kottayam, Keralam. The court is set to announce the sentence at 2 p.m. before sentencing, the court inquired whether Mr. Thachankary had any remarks. He informed the court of experiencing chest pain two days prior and his current health condition.
The case was registered by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau in 2007, accusing Mr. Thachankary of accumulating assets exceeding his known sources of income between 2003 and 2007, when he was on active duty. He resigned as DGP in 2023. The investigation revealed that his assets were approximately 135% higher than his documented income sources.
The prosecution contended that Mr. Thachankary could not provide a satisfactory explanation for the origin of the excess assets, while the Vigilance successfully uncovered documents detailing the associated expenditures. The chargesheet was filed by the Vigilance in 2013. Other alleged irregularities were also uncovered during the investigation, during which Mr. Thachankary served as an Additional Director General of Police.
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