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Thachankary Sentenced, Placed Under Jail Hospital Observation

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC · How we work

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Thachankary Hospitalized in Jail

Former Kerala DGP Tomin J. Thachankary entered Poojappura Central Jail Thursday at 7:45 pm, escorted by officers.
He was placed in the jail’s hospital block due to prior heart surgery and chest pain.
A doctor will examine him Friday after prison staff moved him for reported discomfort.
Sources said his condition is not alarming, remaining under observation in the medical ward.

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Thachankary Sentenced, Imprisoned

Judge K V Rajanish sentenced former DGP Thachankary to four years imprisonment and a Rs 30.84 lakh fine.
The Ernakulam Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Special Cell had filed a disproportionate assets case against him.
Prosecution proved Rs 64.70 lakh unaccounted expenditure and a 135.80 % asset excess for 2003-2007.
It is Kerala’s first conviction of a DGP-rank officer for disproportionate assets.

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Thachankary Hospitalized in Jail

Former Kerala DGP Tomin J. Thachankary entered Poojappura Central Jail Thursday at 7:45 pm, escorted by officers.
He was placed in the jail’s hospital block due to prior heart surgery and chest pain.
A doctor will examine him Friday after prison staff moved him for reported discomfort.
Sources said his condition is not alarming, remaining under observation in the medical ward.

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