THIRUVANANTHAPUZHAM: It has been found that KP Basith, the main mastermind in the case against the Health Minister's office, had stayed in the room of CPI leader and Kodungalloor MLA VR Sunil Kumar in the MLA office while he was in Thiruvananthapuram to commit fraud in the appointment bribery case. Basit also testified to the investigation team that Haridasan, the complainant, was also with him.

Basith and Haridasan were in Thiruvananthapuram on April 10 and 11 to pay a bribe to Minister's PA Akhil Mathew. During interrogation, Basith said that he got the room through a friend. With this, the MLA's staff members came under suspicion. The investigation team has taken Basith to Malappuram to investigate the fraud conspiracy. The first accused, Akhil Sajeev, is also in police custody. Akhil will also be taken to Malappuram soon. Lenin Rajan is the only accused on the list to be arrested. It is reported that he has gone to Maharashtra. The police have intensified efforts to catch Lenin.