Attingal: After seven months of probe, the district police (Rural) have in the end nabbed the overseas couple, who allegedly stole foreign currencies value Rs 1.five lakh from a currency trade company at Attingal. The police recognized the accused as Serajuddin Haider (57) and his wife Haindari Hosna (53) hailing from Iran. They were nabbed from Kothamangalam in Ernakulam on Monday.
According to Attingal sub-inspector Syam M V, the district police had launched a probe after the theft was reported at the currency trade company ‘V S Associates’ of Sunil Kumar of Chirayinkeezh on September 17, 2018.
“In his grievance Kumar stated that a overseas couple had visited his company around 2pm on that day in an autorickshaw and requested for Indian currency for 1,000 Dirhams. When his worker went within, the couple made away with 7,500 Saudi Riyal and 75 Kuwait Dinar value Rs 1.five lakh from the counter following which the police were alerted and a probe was launched,” stated SI Syam. Following this incident, two other firms at Ulloor in the city and Vamanapuram close to Kilimanoor approached the police complaining that they too had fallen sufferer to the similar fraud. The police recognized the suspects from surveillance digicam footage and issued a lookout notice in their identify, which were circulated amongst all airports and even lodges and accommodations.
A couple of days ago, superintendent (rural) B Ashokan won tip off that the couple was seen in Ernakulam district. The information was handed directly to the agricultural shadow police squad, who travelled to Ernakulam and nabbed the accused with the assistance of Ernakulam police.
“There was yet one more Iranian with the couple when we caught them. However, when we checked his documents it was published that he came to the country lately, implying that he was not part of the crime we were probing,” the SI stated adding that steps were taken to deport him to Iran. Both accused were produced before the courtroom and remanded in judicial custody. tnn
According to Attingal sub-inspector Syam M V, the district police had launched a probe after the theft was reported at the currency trade company ‘V S Associates’ of Sunil Kumar of Chirayinkeezh on September 17, 2018.
“In his grievance Kumar stated that a overseas couple had visited his company around 2pm on that day in an autorickshaw and requested for Indian currency for 1,000 Dirhams. When his worker went within, the couple made away with 7,500 Saudi Riyal and 75 Kuwait Dinar value Rs 1.five lakh from the counter following which the police were alerted and a probe was launched,” stated SI Syam. Following this incident, two other firms at Ulloor in the city and Vamanapuram close to Kilimanoor approached the police complaining that they too had fallen sufferer to the similar fraud. The police recognized the suspects from surveillance digicam footage and issued a lookout notice in their identify, which were circulated amongst all airports and even lodges and accommodations.
A couple of days ago, superintendent (rural) B Ashokan won tip off that the couple was seen in Ernakulam district. The information was handed directly to the agricultural shadow police squad, who travelled to Ernakulam and nabbed the accused with the assistance of Ernakulam police.
“There was yet one more Iranian with the couple when we caught them. However, when we checked his documents it was published that he came to the country lately, implying that he was not part of the crime we were probing,” the SI stated adding that steps were taken to deport him to Iran. Both accused were produced before the courtroom and remanded in judicial custody. tnn
Foreign couple held for currency theft
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