Disproportionate assets’ case: Kerala HC suspends sentence of former DGP Tomin J. Thachankary

Tomin J. Thachankary | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 15, 2026) suspended the sentence imposed on former Director General of Police (DGP) Tomin J. Thachankary by the Vigilance Court, Kottayam, in a disproportionate assets case.

The trial court had found him guilty of amassing disproportionate wealth, during his tenure as Inspector General from 2003 to 2007 and sentenced him to four years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed ₹30.84 lakh as fine. He was convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.