The police on Monday arrested a former senior superintendent of the District Collectorate for allegedly stealing gold and other valuables from the court of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Revenue Divisional Officer).
The Peroorkada police nabbed the accused, Sreekantan Nair, 56, of Maruthoorkonam in Kottukal from his house during the early hours of the day. The action has come nearly a month after the police had commenced the probe on the basis of a complaint by the District Sub-Collector.
An application seeking the return of the ornaments worn by a Murukkumpuzha native who died in 2011 by her next-of-kin had led to the detection of the theft of nearly 105 sovereigns of gold, 146 g of silver and cash amounting to ₹47,500. The loss was found in the court chest that stored mainours recovered between 2007 and 2020 in connection with unnatural deaths.
