Inspector General (IG) of Police G. Lakshman, an accused in the financial fraud case involving fake antiquities dealer Monson Mavunkal, was arrested by the Crime Branch (CB) after seven hours of interrogation on Wednesday. He was later released on bail. The Kerala High Court had earlier granted him interim bail whereby the CB was directed that he be released on bail if arrested.
Mr. Lakshman turned up for questioning at the CB office at Kalamassery around 11.30 a.m. He had failed to appear before the investigation agency twice in the past.
This had prompted the CB to petition the court that the officer had taken hasty steps to dodge questioning by the police in the case despite the interim bail granted by the court. The investigation agency had submitted before the court that there was material evidence to connect the petitioner with the crime.
