The Crime Branch has said flood fund scam accused Vishnu Prasad is not cooperating with the investigation into his case.

The Crime Branch submitted this while Moovattupuzha Vigilance Court was considering the bail plea of the main accused and former collectorate employee Vishnu Prasad.

Public Prosecutor L R Ranjith Kumar pointed out that if the accused is granted bail at this stage, the accused may destroy the evidence and go into hiding. There may be more accused in the case as well.

Vigilance judge Jobin Sebastean, who considered the case, postponed the case to June 22. Ernakulam Crime Branch arrested Vishnu Prasad on June 8.

The court had ordered seven-days’ police custody of the accused.
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Earlier, the accused had undergone three-month jail term in another case related to flood fund scam. The accused who came out on bail was again arrested after filing new FIR.

According to the case, the accused, who was handling the flood fund, deposited Rs 48 lakh, out of around Rs one crore received as fund, in CMDRF fund. He allegedly took Rs 73 lakh for his personal use.