The City Crime Branch (CCB) of the Coimbatore City Police on Wednesday arrested Malayalam film producer Johny Thomas, popularly known by his production-cum-distribution house name Johny Sagariga.
Officers attached to the CCB said Thomas is accused of cheating an NRI Dwarak Uthayashankar of Vadavalli in Coimbatore, who resides in Canada, of ₹2.75 crore.
According to the CCB, Thomas was stopped by Immigration officials at the Cochin International Airport on Tuesday, when he came to board a flight to Dubai. A lookout circular had been issued against him, after he failed to respond to multiple summons served by the CCB.
