THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The police is conducting a raid at the rented house of M R Bijulal, accused in the treasury fraud case. The police will file a plea on Monday seeking his custody. He started financial irregularities after snatching Rs 3000 from a pensioner in December 2019. He committed the fraud after misusing the pensioner’s cheque. His confidence increased as he was not caught. He later siphoned off a large amount after getting the user name and password of a former sub treasury officer.

He transferred Rs 74 lakh to his own account during April and May several times. The maximum amount he stole in one go was Rs 58 lakh. He later stole small amounts in many stages. He took advantage of software bugs in the treasury. Though he continued committing the same fraud, his superiors were not able to notice it.

He last committed the fraud on July 27. He failed to destroy the evidence after siphoning off Rs 2 from the district collector's account then and this trapped him. This money is in his and his wife’s accounts. Officials said the money can be recovered as the accounts are frozen and the government will not suffer any loss.