T’puram: A 30-year-old man was arrested with nearly 94g of methamphetamine, valued at several lakh rupees, from Kazhakkoottam around 1am on Sunday. Police suspect the accused was planning to distribute the synthetic drug among IT professionals and college students in Kazhakkoottam region.The accused, identified as Shamnu, 30, of Malayinkeezhu, was arrested by a joint team…
T’puram: The investigation into the alleged gold pawn fraud linked to two suicides is likely to be handed over to the district crime branch as the number of complaints against the prime accused continues to rise.Sources said the addition of abetment to suicide charges, along with financial fraud, has strengthened the case for transferring the…
T’puram: Vizhinjam police on Sunday arrested a 53-year-old woman accused of cheating two employees of a private finance company by misappropriating gold ornaments entrusted to her, a fraud that investigators say pushed the women into crippling debt and led to last week’s suicide attempt in which one of them died.The accused, Sindhu Kumari of Venganoor,…
