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  • Monson Mavunkal dishonest case: Kerala Congress chief Sudhakaran seems earlier than ED

    By PTI

    KOCHI: Kerala Congress state president K Sudhakaran on Monday appeared earlier than the Enforcement Directorate (ED) right here in reference to its probe right into a dishonest case through which the prime accused is controversial vintage supplier Monson Mavunkal.

    The senior Congress chief reached the ED workplace at round 11 AM for interrogation within the case registered by the Crime Branch.

    The Crime Branch had earlier arrested Sudhakaran and launched him on bail in a case filed on the premise of the assertion by complainants who misplaced their cash within the dishonest case, claiming that they’d handed over the cash to Mavunkal within the presence of Sudhakaran.

    When the allegations cropped up towards him two years in the past, Sudhakaran had denied them. The concern had snowballed right into a political controversy as pictures of Mavunkal together with Sudhakaran emerged.

    Sudhakaran had stated he had gone to Mavunkal’s residence for therapy because the latter claimed to be a skilled cosmetologist.

    Mavunkal had allegedly made false representations about himself and his enterprise to varied individuals and picked up cash from them.

    Many pictures of Mavunkal with senior law enforcement officials and bureaucrats of the state have surfaced.

    Cherthala resident Mavunkal, who claims to be in possession of uncommon and historic antiques, was arrested by the Crime Branch in September 2021.

    He is going through fees of getting swindled Rs 10 crore from a number of individuals.

    Mavunkal was lately sentenced to a number of life imprisonments within the rape case of a minor woman.

    KOCHI: Kerala Congress state president K Sudhakaran on Monday appeared earlier than the Enforcement Directorate (ED) right here in reference to its probe right into a dishonest case through which the prime accused is controversial vintage supplier Monson Mavunkal.

    The senior Congress chief reached the ED workplace at round 11 AM for interrogation within the case registered by the Crime Branch.

    The Crime Branch had earlier arrested Sudhakaran and launched him on bail in a case filed on the premise of the assertion by complainants who misplaced their cash within the dishonest case, claiming that they’d handed over the cash to Mavunkal within the presence of Sudhakaran.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    When the allegations cropped up towards him two years in the past, Sudhakaran had denied them. The concern had snowballed right into a political controversy as pictures of Mavunkal together with Sudhakaran emerged.

    Sudhakaran had stated he had gone to Mavunkal’s residence for therapy because the latter claimed to be a skilled cosmetologist.

    Mavunkal had allegedly made false representations about himself and his enterprise to varied individuals and picked up cash from them.

    Many pictures of Mavunkal with senior law enforcement officials and bureaucrats of the state have surfaced.

    Cherthala resident Mavunkal, who claims to be in possession of uncommon and historic antiques, was arrested by the Crime Branch in September 2021.

    He is going through fees of getting swindled Rs 10 crore from a number of individuals.

    Mavunkal was lately sentenced to a number of life imprisonments within the rape case of a minor woman.

  • Mavunkal strikes courtroom to drop proceedings in rape case after conviction in POCSO case with identical sufferer

    By PTI

    KOCHI: Controversial self-styled vintage seller Monson Mavunkal on Monday urged a periods courtroom right here to drop the proceedings towards him in a rape case, as he has already been convicted and sentenced for raping the identical sufferer when she was a minor.

    A Special POCSO courtroom in Kerala on Saturday, June 17, sentenced Mavunkal to life imprisonment until the top of his pure life for repeatedly raping a minor woman just a few years in the past.

    He is, nonetheless, dealing with prosecution for raping the identical sufferer after she grew to become an grownup.

    Mavunkal’s lawyer M G Sreejith mentioned that an software has been moved within the ongoing case to drop the proceedings on the bottom that the sufferer is identical, the offences charged towards him are the identical they usually have already been adjudicated upon by the courtroom, and there aren’t any new offences and there’s no new reason for motion.

    “Therefore, he cannot be tried again for the same offences against the same victim. That is what we have said in the application,” advocate Sreejith mentioned.

    ALSO READ | More hassle brewing for Monson as 15 extra instances to be determined quickly

    The sufferer, Mavunkal’s maid’s daughter, was repeatedly raped by him since 2019 when she was a minor.

    There are a complete of 16 instances, which embody 4 rape instances, towards him.

    Mavunkal has claimed that the rape instances had been foisted upon him by the police to maintain him in jail, as they had been unable to seek out something incriminating within the dishonest instances towards him that they had been investigating.

    A local of Cherthala, Mavunkal, who claims to be in possession of uncommon and historic antiques, was arrested by the crime department wing of the Kerala police, which has been investigating a case towards him pertaining to dishonest Rs 10 crore from a number of folks.

    He was arrested on September 25, 2021, in one of many dishonest instances towards him.

    He has been in jail since then and is now accused in round 10 instances.

    KOCHI: Controversial self-styled vintage seller Monson Mavunkal on Monday urged a periods courtroom right here to drop the proceedings towards him in a rape case, as he has already been convicted and sentenced for raping the identical sufferer when she was a minor.

    A Special POCSO courtroom in Kerala on Saturday, June 17, sentenced Mavunkal to life imprisonment until the top of his pure life for repeatedly raping a minor woman just a few years in the past.

    He is, nonetheless, dealing with prosecution for raping the identical sufferer after she grew to become an grownup. googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-1687167573941-0’); );

    Mavunkal’s lawyer M G Sreejith mentioned that an software has been moved within the ongoing case to drop the proceedings on the bottom that the sufferer is identical, the offences charged towards him are the identical they usually have already been adjudicated upon by the courtroom, and there aren’t any new offences and there’s no new reason for motion.

    “Therefore, he cannot be tried again for the same offences against the same victim. That is what we have said in the application,” advocate Sreejith mentioned.

    ALSO READ | More hassle brewing for Monson as 15 extra instances to be determined quickly

    The sufferer, Mavunkal’s maid’s daughter, was repeatedly raped by him since 2019 when she was a minor.

    There are a complete of 16 instances, which embody 4 rape instances, towards him.

    Mavunkal has claimed that the rape instances had been foisted upon him by the police to maintain him in jail, as they had been unable to seek out something incriminating within the dishonest instances towards him that they had been investigating.

    A local of Cherthala, Mavunkal, who claims to be in possession of uncommon and historic antiques, was arrested by the crime department wing of the Kerala police, which has been investigating a case towards him pertaining to dishonest Rs 10 crore from a number of folks.

    He was arrested on September 25, 2021, in one of many dishonest instances towards him.

    He has been in jail since then and is now accused in round 10 instances.

  • Kerala courtroom finds controversial vintage supplier Monson Mavunkal responsible of raping minor

    By PTI

    KOCHI: A courtroom in Kerala on Saturday discovered controversial self-styled vintage supplier Monson Mavunkal responsible of raping a minor lady just a few years in the past. Mavunkal has been discovered responsible of raping the daughter of his maid a number of occasions since 2019 by the Additional District and Sessions Court (POCSO), Ernakulam.

    The quantum of punishment can be pronounced later.

    A local of Cherthala, Mavunkal, who claims to be in possession of uncommon and historic antiques, was arrested by the district crime department, which has been investigating a case of dishonest Rs 10 crore from completely different folks.

    Mavunkal was arrested on September 25, 2021, in one of many dishonest circumstances towards him. He has been in jail since then and is now accused in round 10 circumstances.

    READ MORE: From scrap dealing to antiques, shady path of Monson Mavunkal

    READ MORE: Congress president Sudhakaran named second accused in Monson fraud case

    KOCHI: A courtroom in Kerala on Saturday discovered controversial self-styled vintage supplier Monson Mavunkal responsible of raping a minor lady just a few years in the past. Mavunkal has been discovered responsible of raping the daughter of his maid a number of occasions since 2019 by the Additional District and Sessions Court (POCSO), Ernakulam.

    The quantum of punishment can be pronounced later.

    A local of Cherthala, Mavunkal, who claims to be in possession of uncommon and historic antiques, was arrested by the district crime department, which has been investigating a case of dishonest Rs 10 crore from completely different folks.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Mavunkal was arrested on September 25, 2021, in one of many dishonest circumstances towards him. He has been in jail since then and is now accused in round 10 circumstances.

    READ MORE: From scrap dealing to antiques, shady path of Monson Mavunkal

    READ MORE: Congress president Sudhakaran named second accused in Monson fraud case

  • Kerala HC dismisses fraudster Mavunkal’s bail pleas

    By IANS

    KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed two bail pleas of fraudster Monson Mavunkal after the state governments counsel strongly opposed the identical.

    The now arrested pretend vintage vendor’s bail pleas pertained to 2 instances — one in a POCSO case and the opposite in a rape case.

    The counsel for the state argued that the cost sheet in each the instances have been filed and the trial is all set to start out and therefore bail shouldn’t be granted.

    Mavunkal (54) took all his high-profile visitors into his fold by showcasing antiques in his assortment which he claimed included the ‘workers of Moses’ and ‘two of the 30 silver cash that have been taken by Judas to cheat Jesus Christ’.

    The police stated he had showcased many “rare” gadgets — a throne stated for use by Tipu Sultan, in addition to big assortment of previous Qurans, Bibles, and handwritten copies of Bhagavad Gita.

    Mavunkal used to deliver a number of VIPs to his palatial residence, part of which was transformed right into a museum to accommodate his ‘valuable’ antiques.

    He is presently beneath judicial custody.

    KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed two bail pleas of fraudster Monson Mavunkal after the state governments counsel strongly opposed the identical.

    The now arrested pretend vintage vendor’s bail pleas pertained to 2 instances — one in a POCSO case and the opposite in a rape case.

    The counsel for the state argued that the cost sheet in each the instances have been filed and the trial is all set to start out and therefore bail shouldn’t be granted.

    Mavunkal (54) took all his high-profile visitors into his fold by showcasing antiques in his assortment which he claimed included the ‘workers of Moses’ and ‘two of the 30 silver cash that have been taken by Judas to cheat Jesus Christ’.

    The police stated he had showcased many “rare” gadgets — a throne stated for use by Tipu Sultan, in addition to big assortment of previous Qurans, Bibles, and handwritten copies of Bhagavad Gita.

    Mavunkal used to deliver a number of VIPs to his palatial residence, part of which was transformed right into a museum to accommodate his ‘valuable’ antiques.

    He is presently beneath judicial custody.

  • Crime Branch grills NRI Anitha Pulayil over hyperlinks with Kerala vintage conman

    By Express News Service

    KOCHI: Anitha Pulayil, former office-bearer of the World Malayali Federation (WMF), who landed in an argument following her shut affiliation with vintage conman Monson Mavunkal was questioned by the Crime Branch twice final week at Kochi.

    Anitha, 44, who has been dwelling in Italy for the final 25 years, was once more within the controversy after she appeared on the open discussion board dialogue platform of Loka Kerala Sabha at Thiruvananthapuram on June 18.

    Crime Branch officers confirmed that she was questioned twice in two instances associated to Monson Mavunkal. “We issued notice to her in two cases and she appeared for the interrogation at Crime Branch offices in Kalamassery and Tripunithura. In one case, she was accused of revealing the name of a minor victim who was sexually abused by Monson. In the cheating case registered against Monson, her statement was recorded as a witness,” a Crime Branch official stated.

    Crime Branch maintained that Anitha’s arrest will not be required within the case registered towards her for revealing the identify of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case sufferer. Earlier, Anitha’s assertion was recorded by Crime Branch on-line when she was in Italy final 12 months.

    As far as Monson is worried, there are 16 instances registered towards him together with three rape instances. In three rape instances, POCSO was charged towards Monson in two instances. Except for rape instances, Monson has been granted bail in 13 instances. Special Court for POCSO instances had not too long ago dismissed the bail petition of Monson even after the witness examination of the sufferer was accomplished. The trial of a case registered below the POCSO Act commenced at Special Court for POCSO instances in Kochi early this month.

  • Kerala police minimize a sorry determine in conman Monson case; High Court seeks Centre’s view on probe by central companies

    By Express News Service

    KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday sought the Union authorities’s opinion on conducting a probe by CBI or different competent companies into the offers of self-styled vintage collector Monson Mavunkal.

    The route was given because the Enforcement Directorate (ED) knowledgeable the courtroom that it may probe solely the cash path concerned within the case below the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

    The courtroom requested the Union authorities to acquire data from competent authorities by the subsequent date of listening to and place the main points of the investigation earlier than the courtroom inside per week’s time.

    “If Monson has committed any offence or any other person in collaboration with him, other agencies like CBI might have to step in. There were allegations that senior police officers were also involved in the case,” the standing counsel for the Union authorities identified.

    The ED has already registered a cash laundering case towards Monson and others on the idea of a letter given by the Kerala police.

    Counsel for the ED, Jaisankar V Nair submitted that although the Kerala Police had despatched a letter to the ED, the police registered an FIR solely after a number of months. There was some delay in registering the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) due to the delay on the a part of the police in registering circumstances towards Monson. The ED can register a case solely on the idea of the predatory crime registered by the police, he stated.

    The counsel for ED submitted that the ED would definitely look into the monetary path of the alleged rip-off. Other companies just like the CBI must step in to research offences and Monson’s visits outdoors the state.

    Apart from the alleged involvement of senior cops, the intelligence report acknowledged that Monson had travelled outdoors India a number of occasions. “I am really concerned whether there will be a cover-up with respect to these aspects. Hence, the Centre should inform whether an agency like CBI or somebody is required,” the courtroom noticed.

    The courtroom additionally requested the Director General of Prosecution T.A.Shaji, to tell the courtroom in regards to the involvement of an NRI girl within the case.

    The courtroom expressed doubt whether or not the police would be capable of conduct a correct investigation into the actions of Monson, as high-ranking cops had been concerned.

    The courtroom famous that an officer within the rank of IG had been positioned below suspension. Besides, Monson was allowed to stroll free even after the State police sought an intelligence report. A former State Police Chief and Additional Director General of police had visited the house of Monson on invitation by Anitha Pullayil who claimed to be the worldwide coordinator of the Pravasi Malayali Federation. These issues can’t be taken evenly or dismissed as a joke. The courtroom stated it’s not satisfied that that is one thing that’s confined to the small space which the police are looking for out. The particular department or crime department can look into the issues inside Kerala.

  • Kerala HC: The whole system together with the police allowed conman Monson Mavunkal to take everybody for a trip

    By Express News Service

    KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday noticed that the whole system together with the police allowed Monson Mavunkal, a pretend antiquities supplier, to take everybody for a trip within the state. 

    “A stitch in time saves nine. The police let the man continue for three years. Look where we are today. There are rape cases and POCSO cases being registered against him. All of this when the highest of authorities were visiting his residence. What is happening? Can the police really investigate this? Because the highest police officers were involved in this case. Women and children are involved here; couldn’t this have been avoided if action had been taken,” mentioned the court docket.

    Justice Devan Ramachandran additionally requested the State authorities to tell the court docket whether or not entities having hyperlinks past the boards or individuals of non-residents are concerned within the circumstances registered in opposition to the pretend antiquities supplier.

    The court docket additionally requested whether or not the SIT had details about somebody larger than the bizarre con job or theft or it had one thing to do with the worldwide borders. The allegations of involvement of an affiliation of expatriates have been within the public area. However, the affidavit filed by the federal government didn’t make any point out of the involvement of individuals outdoors the state borders or individuals of non-residents.

    It directed the state police chief to provide the three letters which have been talked about within the affidavit. The letter despatched by ADGP Manoj Abraham on May 22, 2019, the state police chief’s letter directing inquiry in opposition to Monson, and the letter despatched by Monson in search of police safety on May 31, 2019.

    The court docket handed the order when a petition filed by a former driver of Monson complaining about police harassment got here up for listening to.

    The court docket additionally requested whether or not there are larger issues than what we will see now on this case? The Director-General of Prosecution replied that there isn’t any such info.

    The court docket noticed that there was a breakdown of the system and Monson took all people for a trip. 

    “Had the police acted when it raised suspicion about the activities of the antique dealer, his activities could have been stopped. The police had given protection to his house on the grounds that antiquities were kept there,” the court docket mentioned including this was even supposing the Additional Director General Manoj Abraham had raised doubts about his actions and the State Police Chief ordered the Additional  Director General of Police (Intelligence) to conduct a discreet inquiry within the possession of the assorted artifacts by Monson. In truth, it took seven months for the ADGP (Intelligence) to return out with a report on this facet.

    The court docket additionally identified that those that claimed to have possessions of antiquities ought to have obtained a registration from the Archeological Survey of India below the Antiquities and Art Treasure Act and guidelines. When the 2 police officers- Behera and Manoj Abraham- who made an unscheduled go to to the home of Monson and noticed the articles, and one of many officers raised doubts concerning the artifacts, the very first thing that ought to have come throughout such cops was whether or not they have been registered. “Were these officers not conscious of the Act? Were they not curious after they noticed the employees of Moses or Tip Sultan’s throne, that are by all means greater than 100 years outdated in the event that they have been registered? Anybody with a cursory data of legislation would have recognized that none of them was registered below the Act.

    The affidavit filed by the State Police Chief said that the previous DGP Loknatha Behera and ADGP (HQ) Manoj Abraham visited the home of Monson on May 11, 2019, and it was an unscheduled go to.  Who gave the data concerning this man? the court docket requested.

  • Conman Monson had plans to open archaeological museum in Kerala capital, says crime department

    By Express News Service

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Conman Monson Mavunkal had deliberate to open an archaeological museum in Thiruvananthapuram modelled on the museum at his Kochi residence, mentioned crime department sources. The crime department additionally discovered a cellular message despatched by Monson to Hariprasad, the primary accused within the TV Samskara channel case.

    Monson testified to the probe group that he had tried to purchase the Samskara channel and had a plan to open a museum within the capital. As a part of this, Monson mentioned Rs 10 lakh was transferred to the channel by his Benami Joshi. Monson is presently in custody of the crime department in Thiruvananthapuram.

    The interrogation continues for the second day in a case of cash laundering by falsely claiming to be the chairman of the channel. Monson was additionally taken to the workplace of Samskara channel at Kumarapuram and a sub-office at Karamana on Saturday as a part of proof assortment.

    ALSO READ: Link with Monson places Cocon below scanner after MLA seeks probe

    The crime department has additionally written to the registration division and varied banks to examine whether or not Monson has any financial institution accounts on his benami identify. The group determined to probe after they discovered that he didn’t have cash in his personal checking account.

    Meanwhile, the Income Tax division has additionally launched an investigation into the monetary fraud of Monson. In the primary section, the investigation will concentrate on Monson and his associates. The data of Monson’s monetary and financial institution transactions had been collected by the Income Tax investigation division. At the identical time, the Income Tax division will look into the monetary transactions of the complainants.

    The crime department was granted custody of Monson on Friday in reference to the case. The crime department informed the court docket that there was a conspiracy within the incident they usually suspect extra culprits had been concerned. Monson’s bail utility was rejected by the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate court docket on Friday. He had requested bail in a case of archeological fraud and fraud and forgery in possession of the Beenachi property in Wayanad.

  • Link with Monson places Cocon below scanner after MLA seeks probe

    By Express News Service

    KOCHI: The monetary transactions pertaining to Cocon — the worldwide cyber safety convention hosted by the Kerala Police — has come below the scanner after Thrikkakara MLA P T Thomas demanded an inquiry into how conman Monson Mavunkal and Italy-based Anitha Pullayil turned related to the occasion attended by senior officers of varied nationwide businesses, together with the National Technical Research Organisation.

    Amid allegations that Monson had funded the convention to strengthen his hyperlinks with just a few senior cops, a Crime Branch workforce has began accumulating particulars on Monson’s affiliation with Cocon, which was held in Kochi in 2019. “It’s imperative that the government conducts a detailed probe on Monson’s association with Cocon. I have made a submission in this regard in the assembly,” Thomas mentioned.

    Though there have been complaints on the police elevating funds from personal events for the conduct of Cocon, it was hushed up by senior officers to keep away from embarrassment to the police division. The intelligence wing had additionally warned the police higher-ups in regards to the shady assortment and diversion of funds in reference to the conduct of an earlier version of the cyber safety convention.

    “Many officers had raised objections to the manner in which fund was collected from private parties as sponsorship for organising Cocon in the past few years as a gala event with cultural programmes,” mentioned a senior officer. Anitha Pullayil had instructed TNIE that she turned related to Cocon after she was given the duty of coordinating the cultural programmes as a part of the convention. 

    Meanwhile, a gathering of the Ernakulam rural unit of the Kerala Police Officers Association handed a decision taking a dig on the hyperlinks of some cops with Monson. The decision referred to as upon officers to stay alert of fraudsters attempting to befriend them.

    TV Samskara case: Crime Branch will get Monson’s custodyT’Puram: The Crime Branch Thiruvananthapuram unit has taken Monson Mavunkal into custody in reference to a case pertaining to defrauding buyers after posing as chairman of tv channel TV Samskara. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kochi, had given Crime Branch three-day custody of Monson. Babu Madhav, MD of Signature Media Pvt Ltd, had filed the criticism towards Monson on June 18 final 12 months earlier than then state police chief Loknath Behera. Babu alleged that impersonating because the MD, Monson fleeced buyers off I1.5 crore by promoting the channel’s shares.

    Bail plea dismissedKochi: A Justice of the Peace courtroom right here on Friday dismissed the bail petition filed by Monson for dishonest Kozhikode natives of over I10 crore. The courtroom whereas dismissing the bail plea discovered that if the accused was launched on bail now, it could have an effect on the investigation. Monson’s counsel submitted that it was a faux case.

  • From scrap dealing to antiques, shady path of Monson Mavunkal

    By Express News Service

    KOCHI: The self-styled vintage collector Monson Mavunkal was concerned in scrap buying and selling at Rajakumari in Idukki district a decade in the past, in keeping with investigators. He used to promote digital objects and used automobiles in areas bordering Tamil Nadu.

    During this enterprise, he acquired concerned in vintage gross sales. When his fraud got here to mild in border areas, he moved to Cherthala, his native place, after which to a flat at Thevara in Kochi. While shifting to the home at Vyloppilly Lane in Kaloor, he devised a brand new technique of ‘FEMA’ fraud. He additionally claimed that he was a cosmetologist. 

    The complainants alleged that Monson, who was the patron of Pravasi Malayali Federation, doesn’t actually have a legitimate passport whereas holding a high place of an expatriate outfit. To persuade his clients, he circulated posters with images of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan below the label of Pravasi Malayali Federation.

    He had additionally introduced that the chief minister was chosen for the 2019 Pravasi Malayali Federation Award. As per a police inquiry report, Monson has acquired solely main schooling. His household house was close to eleventh Mile, Cherthala. His father Chacko was a authorities servant and his brother acquired appointed in authorities service below the dying in harness scheme following Chacko’s demise.

    However, Monson had been residing an opulent life and had in possession a number of swanky automobiles which price Rs 65 lakh to Rs 2 crore every. His spouse stays in an opulent home in 20 cents of ancestral property of Monson at Cherthala city. His two youngsters are pursuing MBBS in Chennai, mentioned the police report. 

    As per the inquiry carried out when Loknath Behara was the state police chief, his supply of earnings was additionally a thriller. “There is information that he is involved in the business of antique articles, but it is not known whether he has the required licence for the same,” the report mentioned. Private safety group ‘Thunder Force’ was employed for offering safety at his home and premises.