Former Lakshadweep MP acquitted in corruption case
Kozhikode: Former Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal P P and two others were acquitted by CBI special court in Ernakulam in a 2009 diesel supply corruption case. The case involved allegations of misusing trade licenses to procure subsidized diesel from BPCL for Lakshadweep, which was allegedly sold in Kerala for profit.
The prosecution claimed the fraud caused a Rs 1.04 crore loss. While nine people were initially charged in 2011, six were later discharged. The remaining accused - Faizal, P P Hussain Thangal of Shebna Enterprises and Abdul Manaf, former head clerk of Beypore Port - were acquitted due to insufficient evidence.
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