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High Court suspends sentence of former DGP Tomin J. Thachankari in corruption case

High Court suspends sentence of former DGP Tomin J. Thachankari in corruption case
Image: Express Kerala

Former DGP Tomin J. Thachankari has been released from jail after the High Court suspended his sentence in a corruption case. The High Court, through Justice A. Badaruddeen, issued the order after considering the petition filed by Thachankari to suspend the sentence. Thachankari was initially sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of ₹30,84,892 by the Kottayam Vigilance Court on September 17.

Originally reported by Express Kerala Summarised from the source’s public news feed without altering the facts. Read the original report for the full story.
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