Disproportionate assets’ case: Kerala HC suspends sentence of former DGP Tomin J. Thachankary
In his appeal, Thachankary contended that there were irregularities in the sanction order issued to prosecute him and that the prosecution had miscalculated his rental income, property income, payments made by his relatives, and properties acquired by his wife
The Kerala High Court has suspended the sentence of former Director General of Police (DGP) Tomin J. Thachankary in a disproportionate assets case. The trial court had sentenced Thachankary to four years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹30.84 lakh, finding him guilty of amassing disproportionate wealth during his tenure as Inspector General from 2003 to 2007.
The chargesheet alleged that he had amassed assets worth ₹64 lakh beyond his declared sources of income, including the purchase of 18 properties in a span of four years, which was disproportionate to his 36-year service period. Thachankary's plea to suspend the sentence was granted, as well as his appeal against the trial court verdict, which contended that there were irregularities in the sanction order and miscalculations in the prosecution's assessment of his income sources.
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