Kasaragod : The key accused in Fashion Gold Jewelry scam that rocked Muslim League, TK Pookoya Thangal surrenders before court. His surrender came in front of Housdurg Judicial Magistrate First Class court on Wednesday 12 pm noon. Pookoya Thangal, who is the Jewelery’s MD and member of League’s District Executive Committee, is accused in 6 cases related to the scam. Pookoya had gone into hiding soon after police began receiving complaints from duped investors.
League leader and former Manjeswaram MLA MC Kamuruddin is the Jewelry's chairman. The two leaders had collected a total of Rs 150 crores from over 800 people after promising a share in profits for their investmentd Pookoya’s image as a spiritual leader and Kamuruddin’s political stature had helped amass the investments. MC Kamurruddin, arraigned in over 100 cases spent nearly 6 months in jail. Also, the League had denied him a seat for polls in Manjeswaram.
Thangal surrendered before the court assisted by his lawyer, Adv. PY Ajjaykumar. There are cases registered against him in police stations of Chandera, Kasargod and Payannur. A special Crime Branch team is investigating the gold jewelry fraud and the Jewelery’s Director Hisham continues to evade police.
