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Staff forge documents to sell company caravan for Rs 65 lakh
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hiruvananthapuram: Museum police booked four persons, including two staff members of a firm in the city, for selling a company-owned caravan at Rs 65 lakh by forging documents.
The incident happened in 2023.
According to police, the accused exploited loopholes in M-Parivahan application and changed the vehicle owner's mobile number through the application. They later requested an ownership change. After changing the ownership in the name of the third accused, the caravan, KL-01 BW 9000, was sold to another person.
The caravan was owned by Mariamma Varkey, owner of Varkey Group of Companies, and the fraud took place after her death.
Using a fake signature of Mariamma Varkey, the accused submitted an application for ownership change on June 15, 2023. Ten days later, they sold it.
Police booked staff members Dileep Kumar, 56, of Sreevilas Lane at Kowdiar and Thomas C T, 73, of Kochumangalathu House at Kavumbhagam near Peringol in Thiruvalla along with two others, Biju of Koodapuzha at Chalakudy and Abhilash Abhimanyu of Koralamkuzhy at Kulathoor in the fraud.
"Dileep and Thomas are the masterminds. They changed the ownership of the caravan to Biju and later sold it to Abhilash," said police.
The firm noticed that the vehicle was missing only several months later. The accused then attempted to divert the investigation by claiming that the vehicle was stolen. However, the investigation into the stolen vehicle led the probe team to the new owner.
The accused were charged under IPC sections 120-B for criminal conspiracy, 405 & 406 for criminal breach of trust, 408 for criminal breach of trust by a clerk, 420 for cheating, 464 for making a false document, 465 for forgery, 468 for forgery for cheating and 471 for fraudulent use of forged documents. The accused are absconding.
