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Police detain Archana Veeramani before Singapore flight

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Police detained Archana Veeramani at Chennai International Airport before her Singapore-bound flight.
Special Investigation Team acted on a tip that she knew about cash and gold transfers shielding her father.
Police removed her from the 2.20 pm flight after SIT alerted the crew.
Police seek brother Prakash Kanniah, alleged UK fugitive, and issued a Blue Corner Notice for another associate.

History

Historical Context

Indian agencies dismantled Abdul Karim Telgi’s stamp-paper fraud, which employed about 300 agents to sell counterfeit sheets to banks and brokers. The investigation, part of a wider assault on organized financial crime, culminated in Telgi’s 30-year sentence in 2006 and involved officers such as Deputy Commissioner Pradip Sawant, later cleared in 2007.

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Story summary

Police detained Archana Veeramani at Chennai International Airport before her Singapore-bound flight.
Special Investigation Team acted on a tip that she knew about cash and gold transfers shielding her father.
Police removed her from the 2.20 pm flight after SIT alerted the crew.
Police seek brother Prakash Kanniah, alleged UK fugitive, and issued a Blue Corner Notice for another associate.

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