Kochi: In the Kochi Kalamassery fake birth certificate case, the main accused Anil Kumar, who was produced in the court, was remanded. Anil Kumar, the accused who was arrested, testified that there was a financial transaction in the case. Anil Kumar also admitted to the police that the money was received through various bank accounts. Anil Kumar was an administrative assistant at Kalamasery Medical College.
After the police registered a case on the issue of a fake birth certificate, the main accused Anil Kumar went absconding. Then, after the case was registered by the special team, his movements were monitored. Meanwhile, the investigation team arrested Anil Kumar from near Madurai in Tamil Nadu this morning.
The accused, who was brought to Kochi in the evening, was later produced before the court after a medical examination. The court considered the application of the police and remanded the accused Anil Kumar. Police investigations have revealed that Anil Kumar misused his position as an administrative assistant to create a fake birth certificate.
The accused also admitted to the police that there was a financial transaction in the incident. The statement given by the accused to the police is that the money was bought through various bank accounts. Clarification will also be sought from Anil Kumar in the matter of influencing the temporary employee who was handling the kiosk of birth and death certificates in the Kalamassery Municipal Corporation as an employee of the Superintendent’s office.