Pappachan murder case: Money embezzled from Pappachan was transferred to accounts of Saritha's relatives

KOLLAM: The investigation team probing the Pappachan murder case has received crucial information from the documents recovered from the houses of the accused. It has been confirmed that Saritha, the manager of a private financial firm, had transferred her share of the money embezzled from Pappachan to the accounts of her relatives.

The documents seized from Saritha's house showed that large sums of money had reached the bank accounts of her relatives during the period in which the fraud occurred. The investigation team has sought the documents of the bank account of Saritha's husband. The current conclusion is that Saritha's husband was not involved in the fraud. Saritha told the police that a portion of the money obtained through the fraud was given as loans to some people. The investigation team will summon these people and record their statements.

Animon, Maheen, Sarita, Anoop and Hashif- the other accused in the case- are being interrogated under the leadership of Kollam ACP S Sheriff and East CI L Anilkumar. The investigation team said that the accused were trying their best to cover up the fraud and conspiracy. They will be questioned in the coming days based on the statements and documents received till yesterday.

Lodge in Thammanam
After killing Pappachan using a car, Animon went straight to the lodge in Thammanam where Hashif was staying. According to the investigation team, this lodge was the place where Animon, Hashif, Sarita and Anoop hatched a plan to extort money from Pappachan. On Monday, the police took Animon and Hashif to the lodge in Thammanam and collected evidence. The staff of the lodge identified the accused.

Complicated transactions
The police said that Saritha had strategically extorted money from Pappachan using her five years of work experience. On examining the bank accounts of Saritha, Anoop and Pappachan, the police said that the accused used various tricks to avoid getting caught. A clear picture and depth of the fraud will become clear only through detailed examination.